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Serious accident on M53, Wirral on Friday 21 March 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3603 / 53°21'37"N

Longitude: -3.051 / 3°3'3"W

OS Eastings: 330150

OS Northings: 385340

OS Grid: SJ301853

Mapcode National: GBR 7Y4L.84

Mapcode Global: WH87D.3SDS

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198005F200444

Date

Friday 21 March 1980

Time

22:13

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

3

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wirral

Police Force

Merseyside

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

53

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

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 main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Overturned. Hit Bollard or refuge.

2

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Offside

Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation. Hit Central crash barrier.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

3

Driver or rider

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

1

Driver or rider

2

26 - 35

Male

Slight

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

2

26 - 35

Female

Slight

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