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Serious accident on A31, East Dorset on Saturday 15 September 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8085 / 50°48'30"N

Longitude: -1.8921 / 1°53'31"W

OS Eastings: 407700

OS Northings: 101000

OS Grid: SU077010

Mapcode National: GBR 432.8GG

Mapcode Global: FRA 66XY.QPP

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1979557923740

Date

Saturday 15 September 1979

Time

12:25

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

East Dorset

Police Force

Dorset

Road Class

A

Road Number

31

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Crossroads

Second Road Class

B

Second Road Number

3072

Light Conditions

Daylight

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, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's nearside

1

66 - 75

Female

Serious

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