Serious accident on A45, Coventry on Wednesday 2 May 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5856 / 52°35'8"N

Longitude: -3.7016 / 3°42'5"W

OS Eastings: 284810

OS Northings: 300000

OS Grid: SH848000

Mapcode National: GBR 98.B97P

Mapcode Global: WH68P.38LP

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197920E2DG302
Date
Wednesday 2 May 1979
Time
03:30
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
1
Casualties
6
Local Authority (Administrative)
Coventry
Police Force
West Midlands
Road Class
A
Road Number
45
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, 26 - 35	;	Going ahead other		Skidded and overturned.

Casualties

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

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