Serious accident on A45, Northampton on Tuesday 9 January 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2502 / 52°15'0"N

Longitude: -0.8588 / 0°51'31"W

OS Eastings: 478000

OS Northings: 261950

OS Grid: SP780619

Mapcode National: GBR BW3.ZLR

Mapcode Global: VHDS0.2P9V

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197934CN00018
Date
Tuesday 9 January 1979
Time
08:25
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
5
Casualties
4
Local Authority (Administrative)
Northampton
Police Force
Northamptonshire
Road Class
A
Road Number
45
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Frost or ice
Carriageway Hazards
Other object on road
Special Conditions at Site
Roadworks
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1	Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)	Female, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Overtaking static vehicle - offside	Front	Skidded. Hit Road works. Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Tree.
2	Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded. Left carriageway Offside. Hit Tree.
3		Female, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded.
4	Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front	Skidded.
5		Female, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Driver or rider	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)	1	26 - 35	Female	Slight
3	Passenger	Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger	1	26 - 35	Female	Slight
2	Driver or rider	Van / Goods vehicle (3.5 tonnes mgw or under) occupant	2	26 - 35	Male	Serious
4	Driver or rider		3	26 - 35	Female	Serious

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