Serious accident on M5, Sandwell on Saturday 29 December 1979

Location Map

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.9362 / 56°56'10"N

Longitude: -8.2192 / 8°13'9"W

OS Eastings: 21940

OS Northings: 800000

OS Grid: NF219000

Mapcode National: GBR 6B3D.24Y

Mapcode Global: WGS2L.QX9H

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197920LTUH050
Date
Saturday 29 December 1979
Time
20:35
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
1
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
Sandwell
Police Force
West Midlands
Road Class
Motorway
Road Number
5
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions
Snowing no high winds
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		Overturned.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Driver or rider		1	26 - 35	Female	Serious

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