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Serious accident on A40, Tewkesbury on Thursday 10 March 1988

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8848 / 51°53'5"N

Longitude: -2.1731 / 2°10'23"W

OS Eastings: 388180

OS Northings: 220710

OS Grid: SO881207

Mapcode National: GBR 1KW.WYR

Mapcode Global: VH946.9W0G

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1988530BI0216

Date

Thursday 10 March 1988

Time

19:15

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

3

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Tewkesbury

Police Force

Gloucestershire

Road Class

A

Road Number

40

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

Not known,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Parked

Did not impact

2

Not known,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Overtaking - nearside

Did not impact

Skidded.

3

Male, 26 - 35

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Did not impact

Skidded and overturned. Hit Central crash barrier.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

3

26 - 35

Male

Serious

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