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Fatal accident on unclassified road, Rossendale on Saturday 24 March 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7041 / 53°42'14"N

Longitude: -2.2829 / 2°16'58"W

OS Eastings: 381420

OS Northings: 423110

OS Grid: SD814231

Mapcode National: GBR DTHL.KX

Mapcode Global: WH97B.X526

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1979040HE0312

Date

Saturday 24 March 1979

Time

11:50

Severity

Fatal

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Rossendale

Police Force

Lancashire

Road Class

Unclassified

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Overtaking static vehicle - offside

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from nearside - masked by parked or stationary vehicle

1

Over 75

Male

Fatal

2

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Slight

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