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Serious accident on A23, Mid Sussex on Friday 14 December 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9953 / 50°59'43"N

Longitude: -0.1982 / 0°11'53"W

OS Eastings: 526540

OS Northings: 123310

OS Grid: TQ265233

Mapcode National: GBR JLX.JPM

Mapcode Global: FRA B6GH.4M2

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197947NA91053

Date

Friday 14 December 1979

Time

23:15

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

3

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Sussex

Police Force

Sussex

Road Class

A

Road Number

23

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Private drive or entrance

Second Road Class

Unclassified

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Raining + 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, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Turning right

Front

2

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

3

Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under

Female, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Front

Left carriageway Nearside.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

2

26 - 35

Male

Serious

2

Driver or rider

Van / Goods vehicle (3.5 tonnes mgw or under) occupant

3

26 - 35

Female

Slight

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