Latitude: 52.0164 / 52°0'59"N
Longitude: -0.5704 / 0°34'13"W
OS Eastings: 498200
OS Northings: 236300
OS Grid: SP982363
Mapcode National: GBR F22.DMJ
Mapcode Global: VHFQS.2L81
Accident ID
19794000D2767
Date
Friday 21 December 1979
Time
12:20
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
11
Casualties
10
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
Daylight
Weather Conditions
Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards
None
Special Conditions at Site
None
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres
Ref |
Type |
Vehicle Age |
Engine |
Driver |
Where |
Doing What |
First Impact |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Male, 26 - 35 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Did not impact |
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2 |
Male, 36 - 45 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Back |
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3 |
Female, 36 - 45 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Back |
Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation. Hit Central crash barrier. |
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4 |
Male, 36 - 45 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Front |
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5 |
Male, 21 - 25 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Front |
Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation. Hit Central crash barrier. |
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6 |
Male, 56 - 65 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Back |
|
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7 |
Male, 36 - 45 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Front |
Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation. Hit Central crash barrier. |
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8 |
Male, 26 - 35 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Front |
Left carriageway Nearside. |
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9 |
Female, 26 - 35 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Back |
Hit Near/Offside crash barrier. |
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10 |
Male, 26 - 35 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Front |
|
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11 |
Male, 46 - 55 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Nearside |
|
Ref |
Category |
Where |
In/Struck by Vehicle |
Age |
Sex |
Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
Driver or rider |
3 |
36 - 45 |
Female |
Slight |
|
5 |
Driver or rider |
4 |
36 - 45 |
Male |
Slight |
|
6 |
Passenger |
, Front seat passenger |
4 |
36 - 45 |
Female |
Slight |
7 |
Driver or rider |
6 |
56 - 65 |
Male |
Serious |
|
8 |
Passenger |
, Front seat passenger |
6 |
46 - 55 |
Male |
Serious |
9 |
Driver or rider |
8 |
26 - 35 |
Male |
Serious |
|
1 |
Driver or rider |
9 |
26 - 35 |
Female |
Serious |
|
2 |
Passenger |
, Rear seat passenger |
9 |
0 - 5 |
Female |
Serious |
3 |
Passenger |
, Rear seat passenger |
9 |
0 - 5 |
Female |
Serious |
10 |
Driver or rider |
10 |
26 - 35 |
Male |
Slight |