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Serious accident on A5140, Bedford on Friday 27 April 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1171 / 52°7'1"N

Longitude: -0.4971 / 0°29'49"W

OS Eastings: 503000

OS Northings: 247600

OS Grid: TL030476

Mapcode National: GBR G2B.74M

Mapcode Global: VHFQF.B1KT

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

19794000B0577

Date

Friday 27 April 1979

Time

19:55

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Bedford

Police Force

Bedfordshire

Road Class

A

Road Number

5140

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

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

Female, 36 - 45

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's nearside

1

0 - 5

Male

Serious

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