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Fatal accident on M5, North Somerset on Sunday 9 August 1981

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4606 / 51°27'38"N

Longitude: -2.7547 / 2°45'17"W

OS Eastings: 347660

OS Northings: 173780

OS Grid: ST476737

Mapcode National: GBR JH.MCS8

Mapcode Global: VH88K.6KJ5

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198152JNP0887

Date

Sunday 9 August 1981

Time

23:08

Severity

Fatal

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

North Somerset

Police Force

Avon and Somerset

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

5

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - no lighting

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, 21 - 25

;

Going ahead other

Nearside

Skidded and overturned. Left carriageway Nearside and rebounded. Hit Other permanent object.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

21 - 25

Female

Serious

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

46 - 55

Female

Fatal

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