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Serious accident on unclassified road, Wakefield on Sunday 4 November 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7222 / 53°43'20"N

Longitude: -1.3485 / 1°20'54"W

OS Eastings: 443090

OS Northings: 425290

OS Grid: SE430252

Mapcode National: GBR MT0D.VD

Mapcode Global: WHDC0.8P4T

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID

197913M123679

Date

Sunday 4 November 1979

Time

23:20

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wakefield

Police Force

West Yorkshire

Road Class

Unclassified

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Crossroads

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Other

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

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, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded. Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Lamp post.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's offside

1

66 - 75

Female

Serious

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