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Serious accident on B557, Mid Bedfordshire on Sunday 19 August 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0187 / 52°1'7"N

Longitude: -0.6097 / 0°36'34"W

OS Eastings: 495500

OS Northings: 236500

OS Grid: SP955365

Mapcode National: GBR F20.GMT

Mapcode Global: VHFQR.DJ09

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

19794000D1743

Date

Sunday 19 August 1979

Time

15:38

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Bedfordshire

Police Force

Bedfordshire

Road Class

B

Road Number

557

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

Male, 21 - 25

;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

Skidded. 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

Serious

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

21 - 25

Male

Serious

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