Serious accident on A573, Wigan on Tuesday 25 September 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5364 / 53°32'11"N

Longitude: -2.6201 / 2°37'12"W

OS Eastings: 359000

OS Northings: 404600

OS Grid: SD590046

Mapcode National: GBR BW4K.K0

Mapcode Global: WH97Y.QCJR

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197906L002000
Date
Tuesday 25 September 1979
Time
02:30
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
1
Casualties
6
Local Authority (Administrative)
Wigan
Police Force
Greater Manchester
Road Class
A
Road Number
573
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions
Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Pedestrian Crossing
Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing
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;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded. Hit Other permanent object.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Passenger	, Rear seat passenger	1	26 - 35	Male	Serious
2	Passenger	, Rear seat passenger	1	16 - 20	Female	Serious
3	Driver or rider		1	16 - 20	Male	Serious
4	Passenger	, Rear seat passenger	1	26 - 35	Male	Serious
5	Passenger	, Rear seat passenger	1	16 - 20	Female	Serious
6	Passenger	, Front seat passenger	1	21 - 25	Female	Serious

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