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Serious accident on B3157, West Dorset on Saturday 25 August 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7123 / 50°42'44"N

Longitude: -2.7584 / 2°45'30"W

OS Eastings: 346550

OS Northings: 90570

OS Grid: SY465905

Mapcode National: GBR PP.1R0J

Mapcode Global: FRA 5736.95Z

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1979557911972

Date

Saturday 25 August 1979

Time

22:30

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

West Dorset

Police Force

Dorset

Road Class

B

Road Number

3157

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

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, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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