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Serious accident on A23, Mid Sussex on Tuesday 19 June 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0118 / 51°0'42"N

Longitude: -0.1981 / 0°11'53"W

OS Eastings: 526500

OS Northings: 125150

OS Grid: TQ265251

Mapcode National: GBR JLQ.JQJ

Mapcode Global: FRA B6GF.YCM

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197947NA90453

Date

Tuesday 19 June 1979

Time

16:20

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Sussex

Police Force

Sussex

Road Class

A

Road Number

23

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Private drive or entrance

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Daylight

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;

Going ahead other

Front

2

Male, 46 - 55

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Turning left

Back

Skidded. Left carriageway Nearside. Hit Other permanent object.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

21 - 25

Male

Serious

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