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Slight accident on A49, Wigan on Saturday 27 January 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5048 / 53°30'17"N

Longitude: -2.6528 / 2°39'9"W

OS Eastings: 356800

OS Northings: 401100

OS Grid: SD568011

Mapcode National: GBR 9WXX.GB

Mapcode Global: WH984.750G

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197906L000176

Date

Saturday 27 January 1979

Time

03:40

Severity

Slight

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wigan

Police Force

Greater Manchester

Road Class

A

Road Number

49

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Snowing no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Snow

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, 21 - 25

;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

Skidded. Left carriageway Nearside and rebounded. Hit Lamp post.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Slight

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