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Serious accident on M6, Eden on Friday 13 June 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6787 / 54°40'43"N

Longitude: -2.7831 / 2°46'59"W

OS Eastings: 349600

OS Northings: 531800

OS Grid: NY496318

Mapcode National: GBR 9G0B.7L

Mapcode Global: WH814.6NYL

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198003E103900

Date

Friday 13 June 1980

Time

01:35

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

Eden

Police Force

Cumbria

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

6

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

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, 26 - 35

On lay-by or hard shoulder;

Going ahead other

Offside

Overturned. Left carriageway Nearside.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

26 - 35

Male

Slight

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