Serious accident on A34, Birmingham on Tuesday 18 December 1979

Location Map

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6036 / 51°36'12"N

Longitude: -6.7259 / 6°43'33"W

OS Eastings: 72880

OS Northings: 200000

OS Grid: SL728000

Mapcode National: IRL V70.BVT

Mapcode Global: GBR 9SSG.22Y

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197920LINEC00
Date
Tuesday 18 December 1979
Time
13:20
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
1
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
Birmingham
Police Force
West Midlands
Road Class
A
Road Number
34
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Crossroads
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
Carriageway Hazards
None

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1	Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under			Male, 26 - 35	;	Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Unknown or other	1	36 - 45	Male	Serious

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