Serious crash on the A33 - 23 Jan 1979

Accident reference 1979440CS0009

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Tuesday 23 January 1979 at 06:40 a serious collision occurred near A33 involving 2 vehicles and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 1979440CS0009
Police Reference 440CS0009
Date & Time
Tuesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 2
Casualties 1
Police Force Hampshire

Road & Location Details

First Road A33
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 502

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (2)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 22
Sex Male

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 27
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 19
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Data Source

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