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Fatal accident on M1, Mid Bedfordshire on Tuesday 6 March 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0221 / 52°1'19"N

Longitude: -0.5892 / 0°35'21"W

OS Eastings: 496900

OS Northings: 236900

OS Grid: SP969369

Mapcode National: GBR F21.1WD

Mapcode Global: VHFQR.QFWQ

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

19794000D0568

Date

Tuesday 6 March 1979

Time

03:40

Severity

Fatal

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Bedfordshire

Police Force

Bedfordshire

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

1

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

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

Male, 21 - 25

;

Going ahead other

Front

Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Other permanent object.

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

Slight

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