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Serious accident on A379, Torbay on Tuesday 4 September 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4613 / 50°27'40"N

Longitude: -3.5285 / 3°31'42"W

OS Eastings: 291600

OS Northings: 63500

OS Grid: SX916635

Mapcode National: GBR QV.XC25

Mapcode Global: FRA 37HT.WPR

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Accident Data

Accident ID

197950K701351

Date

Tuesday 4 September 1979

Time

17:15

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Torbay

Police Force

Devon and Cornwall

Road Class

A

Road Number

379

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 16 - 20

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, Crossing elsewhere within 50m. of pedestrian crossing, Crossing from driver's offside

1

66 - 75

Female

Serious

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