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Serious accident on A74, Carlisle on Saturday 21 December 1985

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9719 / 54°58'18"N

Longitude: -3.006 / 3°0'21"W

OS Eastings: 335700

OS Northings: 564600

OS Grid: NY357646

Mapcode National: GBR 7BGY.0J

Mapcode Global: WH7ZN.S9RB

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198503D108650

Date

Saturday 21 December 1985

Time

08:10

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

6

Local Authority (Administrative)

Carlisle

Police Force

Cumbria

Road Class

A

Road Number

74

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Daylight

Weather Conditions

Raining + 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, 26 - 35

On lay-by or hard shoulder;

Parked

Back

2

Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)

Male, 46 - 55

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Hit Parked vehicle.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger

2

16 - 20

Female

Serious

2

Driver or rider

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats)

2

46 - 55

Male

Slight

3

Passenger

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger

2

21 - 25

Male

Slight

4

Passenger

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger

2

16 - 20

Female

Slight

5

Passenger

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger

2

16 - 20

Male

Slight

6

Passenger

Bus or coach occupant (17 or more pass seats), Seated passenger

2

56 - 65

Male

Slight

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