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Serious accident on unclassified road, Three Rivers on Friday 10 August 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6891 / 51°41'20"N

Longitude: -0.4925 / 0°29'33"W

OS Eastings: 504300

OS Northings: 200000

OS Grid: TL043000

Mapcode National: GBR 0V.0JF

Mapcode Global: VHFSC.DTZ0

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

19794141C2256

Date

Friday 10 August 1979

Time

23:25

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

3

Local Authority (Administrative)

Three Rivers

Police Force

Hertfordshire

Road Class

Unclassified

Road Number

54

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Raining 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

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

Skidded and overturned. Left carriageway Offside and rebounded. Hit Tree.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

21 - 25

Male

Serious

2

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Slight

3

Driver or rider

1

21 - 25

Male

Slight

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