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Serious accident on C279, Cambridge on Saturday 18 November 1989

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2231 / 52°13'23"N

Longitude: 0.1477 / 0°8'51"E

OS Eastings: 546800

OS Northings: 260500

OS Grid: TL468605

Mapcode National: GBR L74.N5K

Mapcode Global: VHHK3.HDY2

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Accident Data

Accident ID

1989352271189

Date

Saturday 18 November 1989

Time

23:25

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Cambridge

Police Force

Cambridgeshire

Road Class

C

Road Number

279

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Fine no 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

10

Petrol, 3528cc

Not known,

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead right-hand bend

Front

Skidded.

2

Pedal cycle

Male, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead left-hand bend

Front

Left carriageway Nearside.

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

Cyclist

2

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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