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Fatal accident on C8, Kettering on Sunday 25 February 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4057 / 52°24'20"N

Longitude: -0.6232 / 0°37'23"W

OS Eastings: 493760

OS Northings: 279520

OS Grid: SP937795

Mapcode National: GBR DXB.58K

Mapcode Global: VHFNT.4SXP

Approximate location: Unnamed Road, Kettering NN14 4AJ

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197934AK00145

Date

Sunday 25 February 1979

Time

21:35

Severity

Fatal

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Kettering

Police Force

Northamptonshire

Road Class

C

Road Number

8

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Frost or ice

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, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded. Left carriageway Offside. Hit Tree.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

21 - 25

Male

Fatal

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Serious

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