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Serious accident on A13, Thurrock on Saturday 5 May 1979

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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

Vehicle Age

Engine

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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