Serious accident on M6, Birmingham on Thursday 18 January 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.3129 / 54°18'46"N

Longitude: -6.4621 / 6°27'43"W

OS Eastings: 109890

OS Northings: 500000

OS Grid: NW098000

Mapcode National: IRL RY.T4SK

Mapcode Global: GBR BKF9.NVD

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197920A18P201
Date
Thursday 18 January 1979
Time
15:20
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
1
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
Birmingham
Police Force
West Midlands
Road Class
Motorway
Road Number
6
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Other
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
Carriageway Hazards
None

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1				Male, 36 - 45	;	Going ahead other

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, Unknown or other, In carriageway, stationary - not crossing (standing or playing)	1	46 - 55	Male	Serious

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