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Serious accident on A23, Mid Sussex on Saturday 27 October 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0008 / 51°0'2"N

Longitude: -0.1987 / 0°11'55"W

OS Eastings: 526490

OS Northings: 123920

OS Grid: TQ264239

Mapcode National: GBR JLX.4LL

Mapcode Global: FRA B6GG.QDF

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197947NA90888

Date

Saturday 27 October 1979

Time

22:20

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

T or staggered junction

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Second Road Number

163

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

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

Female, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Turning right

Back

Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation.

2

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

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