Serious accident on A13, Thurrock on Saturday 5 May 1979

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Location Map

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5192 / 51°31'9"N

Longitude: 0.4157 / 0°24'56"E

OS Eastings: 567700

OS Northings: 182800

OS Grid: TQ677828

Mapcode National: GBR NLN.PX2

Mapcode Global: VHJL6.524P

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Accident Data

Accident ID
1979420060180
Date
Saturday 5 May 1979
Time
22:50
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
3
Casualties
1
Local Authority (Administrative)
Thurrock
Police Force
Essex
Road Class
A
Road Number
13
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Slip road
Second Road Class
A
Second Road Number
13
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	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1		Male, 21 - 25	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Overtaking static vehicle - offside	Front	Hit Parked vehicle.
2		Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Parked	Back
3	Other vehicle	Not known,	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Front

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, In carriageway, not crossing, Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic	3	21 - 25	Male	Serious

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