Fatal accident on A591, South Lakeland on Tuesday 6 November 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.38 / 54°22'47"N

Longitude: -2.8375 / 2°50'14"W

OS Eastings: 345700

OS Northings: 498600

OS Grid: SD457986

Mapcode National: GBR 8KMS.HN

Mapcode Global: WH82N.D51K

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197903G106820
Date
Tuesday 6 November 1979
Time
17:00
Severity
Fatal
Vehicles Involved
5
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
South Lakeland
Police Force
Cumbria
Road Class
A
Road Number
591
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards
Other object on road
Special Conditions at Site
None
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1	Male, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front
2	Female, 56 - 65	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Hit Other object.
3	Male, 56 - 65	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Hit Other object.
4	Male, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front
5	Male, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's offside	1	56 - 65	Female	Fatal

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