Serious accident on A47, Birmingham on Thursday 25 January 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0866 / 56°5'11"N

Longitude: -7.1163 / 7°6'58"W

OS Eastings: 81870

OS Northings: 700000

OS Grid: NL818000

Mapcode National: GBR 8DTM.H8Q

Mapcode Global: WGWBS.N8HT

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197920A25W503
Date
Thursday 25 January 1979
Time
22:50
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
2
Casualties
2
Local Authority (Administrative)
Birmingham
Police Force
West Midlands
Road Class
A
Road Number
47
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions
Other
Road Surface Conditions
Snow
Carriageway Hazards
None

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1				Female, 21 - 25	;	Overtaking moving vehicle - offside
2				Male, 36 - 45	;	Going ahead other

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Passenger		1	16 - 20	Male	Serious
2	Driver or rider		1	21 - 25	Male	Serious

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