Serious accident on A38, East Staffordshire on Sunday 13 September 1981

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.764 / 52°45'50"N

Longitude: -1.6973 / 1°41'50"W

OS Eastings: 420520

OS Northings: 318530

OS Grid: SK205185

Mapcode National: GBR 4CV.PPJ

Mapcode Global: WHCGB.WSXF

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Accident Data

Accident ID
1981211500583
Date
Sunday 13 September 1981
Time
14:30
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
2
Casualties
4
Local Authority (Administrative)
East Staffordshire
Police Force
Staffordshire
Road Class
A
Road Number
38
Road Type
Dual carriageway
Junction
Slip road
Second Road Class
B
Second Road Number
5016
Light Conditions
Daylight
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, 16 - 20	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Changing lane to right	Did not impact	Skidded.
2				Male, 21 - 25	On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;	Going ahead other	Did not impact	Skidded and overturned. Left carriageway Nearside.

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
3	Driver or rider		1	16 - 20	Male	Slight
4	Passenger		1	11 - 15	Female	Slight
1	Passenger	, Front seat passenger	2	21 - 25	Female	Serious
2	Driver or rider		2	21 - 25	Male	Slight

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