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Serious accident on A523, Staffordshire Moorlands on Monday 17 March 1980

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0818 / 53°4'54"N

Longitude: -1.9678 / 1°58'4"W

OS Eastings: 402250

OS Northings: 353840

OS Grid: SK022538

Mapcode National: GBR 369.THL

Mapcode Global: WHBCJ.RS3T

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1980210400080

Date

Monday 17 March 1980

Time

06:00

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

3

Local Authority (Administrative)

Staffordshire Moorlands

Police Force

Staffordshire

Road Class

A

Road Number

523

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

Weather Conditions

Snowing no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Snow

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, 56 - 65

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Skidded.

2

Male, 66 - 75

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

56 - 65

Male

Serious

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

2

36 - 45

Female

Slight

3

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

2

16 - 20

Female

Slight

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