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Serious accident on A24, Merton on Thursday 26 June 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.5194 / 56°31'9"N

Longitude: -4.4241 / 4°25'26"W

OS Eastings: 250960

OS Northings: 739000

OS Grid: NN509390

Mapcode National: GBR HCGH.07M

Mapcode Global: WH3KX.0DKJ

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID

198001FQSFE29

Date

Thursday 26 June 1980

Time

18:25

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

3

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Merton

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

24

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Other

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

None

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 21 - 25

;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

2

Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under

Male, 36 - 45

;

Turning right

Skidded.

3

Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under

Male, 16 - 20

;

Turning right

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

21 - 25

Male

Serious

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