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Serious accident on M40, South Bucks on Saturday 12 April 1986

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5631 / 51°33'47"N

Longitude: -0.5371 / 0°32'13"W

OS Eastings: 501500

OS Northings: 185930

OS Grid: TQ015859

Mapcode National: GBR G8V.WKR

Mapcode Global: VHFSX.MZX2

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Accident Data

Accident ID

198643A050046

Date

Saturday 12 April 1986

Time

23:25

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

2

Local Authority (Administrative)

South Bucks

Police Force

Thames Valley

Road Class

Motorway

Road Number

40

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Slip road

Second Road Class

Motorway

Second Road Number

40

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

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

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Back

Skidded and overturned. 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

26 - 35

Male

Serious

2

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

26 - 35

Male

Slight

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