Serious crash on the A305 - 24 May 1979

Accident reference 197901EOPCE43

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 24 May 1979 at 15:10 a serious collision occurred near A305 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as other. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Unknown
  • Junction: T or staggered junction

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197901EOPCE43
Police Reference 01EOPCE43
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Metropolitan Police

Road & Location Details

First Road A305
Road Type Unknown
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 24

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian Crossing Information

Human Control None within 50 metres
Physical Facilities Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Other
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 77
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
Pedestrian Movement Unknown or other

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.