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Serious accident on A129, Basildon on Saturday 27 October 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6061 / 51°36'21"N

Longitude: 0.4781 / 0°28'41"E

OS Eastings: 571700

OS Northings: 192600

OS Grid: TQ717926

Mapcode National: GBR PM3.7P6

Mapcode Global: VHJKN.7WLP

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1979420020829

Date

Saturday 27 October 1979

Time

01:45

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Basildon

Police Force

Essex

Road Class

A

Road Number

129

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Other junction

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights unlit

Weather Conditions

Fine 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

;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Nearside

Skidded and overturned. Left carriageway Offside. Hit Lamp post.

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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