Fatal crash on the A4040 - 19 Jul 1979

Accident reference 197920GJSGC00

Fatal Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 19 July 1979 at 18:30 a fatal collision occurred near A4040 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 fatal) 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: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197920GJSGC00
Police Reference 20GJSGC00
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Fatal
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force West Midlands

Road & Location Details

First Road A4040
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 300

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

Age 59
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Fatal
Type Pedestrian
Age 8
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
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.