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Serious accident on A23, Croydon on Tuesday 19 August 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3932 / 52°23'35"N

Longitude: -3.2658 / 3°15'56"W

OS Eastings: 313960

OS Northings: 278000

OS Grid: SO139780

Mapcode National: GBR 9V.Q8MG

Mapcode Global: VH68X.B3VP

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

198001HJOEE08

Date

Tuesday 19 August 1980

Time

14:20

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Croydon

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

23

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Other

Road Surface Conditions

Dry

Carriageway Hazards

Other object on road

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 36 - 45

;

Waiting to go - held up

2

Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under

,

;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

46 - 55

Male

Serious

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