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Serious accident on M5, Bristol, City of on Monday 12 October 1981

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5033 / 51°30'12"N

Longitude: -2.6713 / 2°40'16"W

OS Eastings: 353500

OS Northings: 178480

OS Grid: ST535784

Mapcode National: GBR JM.JGRS

Mapcode Global: VH88D.NG4W

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198152CSA1874

Date

Monday 12 October 1981

Time

08:00

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Bristol, City of

Police Force

Avon and Somerset

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

5

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Slip road

Second Road Class

Motorway

Second Road Number

5

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

Female, 46 - 55

;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Front

Skidded. Left carriageway Offside on to central reservation. Hit Lamp post.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

46 - 55

Female

Serious

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