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Slight accident on M5, Mid Devon on Sunday 11 August 1985

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9436 / 50°56'36"N

Longitude: -3.2855 / 3°17'7"W

OS Eastings: 309780

OS Northings: 116800

OS Grid: ST097168

Mapcode National: GBR LS.NX1R

Mapcode Global: FRA 460M.1V0

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198550D421576

Date

Sunday 11 August 1985

Time

14:50

Severity

Slight

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Mid Devon

Police Force

Devon and Cornwall

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

5

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

Not known,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Changing lane to right

Did not impact

2

Male, 36 - 45

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

Offside

Skidded. Left carriageway Offside on to centrl res + rebounded.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

2

46 - 55

Female

Slight

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