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Serious accident on M6, Rugby on Wednesday 21 November 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4103 / 52°24'37"N

Longitude: -1.2605 / 1°15'37"W

OS Eastings: 450400

OS Northings: 279400

OS Grid: SP504794

Mapcode National: GBR 8Q0.S5P

Mapcode Global: VHCTK.3PH4

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1979230001853

Date

Wednesday 21 November 1979

Time

14:45

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Rugby

Police Force

Warwickshire

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

6

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

None

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, 26 - 35

;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Front

Skidded. Left carriageway Nearside and rebounded. Hit Near/Offside crash barrier.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

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