Fatal crash on the A146 - 8 Jan 1979

Accident reference 197937A08J053

Fatal Accident

Accident summary

On Monday 8 January 1979 at 09:05 a fatal collision occurred near A146 involving 2 vehicles and 3 casualties (1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as other. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 40 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 197937A08J053
Police Reference 37A08J053
Date & Time
Monday
Severity Fatal
Vehicles Involved 2
Casualties 3
Police Force Suffolk

Road & Location Details

First Road A146
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 40 mph
Local Authority District 416

Junction Information

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

Environmental Conditions

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

Vehicles (2)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 31
Sex Male

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 59
Sex Male

Casualties (3)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Fatal
Type Unknown
Age 27
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 53
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 56
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Data Source

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