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Serious accident on A688, Wear Valley on Friday 11 April 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6522 / 54°39'7"N

Longitude: -1.6784 / 1°40'42"W

OS Eastings: 420850

OS Northings: 528610

OS Grid: NZ208286

Mapcode National: GBR JGQN.F3

Mapcode Global: WHC58.6B1F

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1980110AA0338

Date

Friday 11 April 1980

Time

16:40

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Wear Valley

Police Force

Durham

Road Class

A

Road Number

688

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)

Male, 21 - 25

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Parked

Did not impact

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Boarding

1

Over 75

Female

Serious

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