Serious accident on A377, Mid Devon on Thursday 31 May 1979

Location Map

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7958 / 50°47'44"N

Longitude: -2.2241 / 2°13'26"W

OS Eastings: 384300

OS Northings: 99600

OS Grid: SY843996

Mapcode National: GBR 205.2HJ

Mapcode Global: FRA 667Z.MBQ

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197950J920554
Date
Thursday 31 May 1979
Time
23:36
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
4
Casualties
3
Local Authority (Administrative)
Mid Devon
Police Force
Devon and Cornwall
Road Class
A
Road Number
377
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Light Conditions
Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions
Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
Carriageway Hazards
Previous accident
Special Conditions at Site
None
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres 

Vehicles

Ref	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1	Male, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Overtaking moving vehicle - offside	Offside	Overturned.
2	Female, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Offside
3	Male, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Offside	Skidded.
4	Male, 26 - 35	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Nearside	Skidded. Hit Previous accident.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Driver or rider		1	16 - 20	Male	Serious
2	Driver or rider		3	16 - 20	Male	Serious
3	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, In carriageway, not crossing, Unknown or other	4	16 - 20	Male	Serious

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