Latitude: 51.9546 / 51°57'16"N
Longitude: -0.5142 / 0°30'51"W
OS Eastings: 502200
OS Northings: 229500
OS Grid: TL022295
Mapcode National: GBR G47.GTD
Mapcode Global: VHFR6.14JF
Accident ID
19804000D0516
Date
Wednesday 12 March 1980
Time
20:10
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
3
Casualties
6
Local Authority (Administrative)
South Bedfordshire
Police Force
Bedfordshire
Road Class
Motorway
Road Number
1
Road Type
Single carriageway
Junction
Slip road
Second Road Class
Unclassified
Light Conditions
Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions
Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions
Wet or damp
Carriageway Hazards
Other object on road
Special Conditions at Site
Roadworks
Pedestrian Crossing
No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres
Pedestrian Crossing Control
None within 50 metres
Ref |
Type |
Vehicle Age |
Engine |
Driver |
Where |
Doing What |
First Impact |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Male, 21 - 25 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Going ahead other |
Front |
Skidded. |
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2 |
Male, 36 - 45 |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Waiting to go - held up |
Back |
|
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3 |
Not known, |
On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane; |
Changing lane to right |
Did not impact |
|
Ref |
Category |
Where |
In/Struck by Vehicle |
Age |
Sex |
Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Driver or rider |
1 |
21 - 25 |
Male |
Slight |
|
2 |
Passenger |
, Rear seat passenger |
1 |
16 - 20 |
Female |
Slight |
3 |
Passenger |
, Rear seat passenger |
1 |
0 - 5 |
Female |
Serious |
4 |
Passenger |
, Front seat passenger |
1 |
46 - 55 |
Male |
Serious |
5 |
Passenger |
, Rear seat passenger |
1 |
36 - 45 |
Female |
Slight |
6 |
Passenger |
, Rear seat passenger |
1 |
0 - 5 |
Female |
Slight |