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Serious accident on B5331, Staffordshire Moorlands on Wednesday 11 July 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1197 / 53°7'10"N

Longitude: -2.0545 / 2°3'16"W

OS Eastings: 396450

OS Northings: 358060

OS Grid: SJ964580

Mapcode National: GBR 24G.HD7

Mapcode Global: WHBC9.DVX7

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID

1979219400231

Date

Wednesday 11 July 1979

Time

19:20

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Staffordshire Moorlands

Police Force

Staffordshire

Road Class

B

Road Number

5331

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Front

Skidded and overturned. Hit Other object. Left carriageway Offside and rebounded.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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