Serious crash on the B3273 - 17 Jan 1979

Accident reference 197950B180076

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 17 January 1979 at 08:45 a serious collision occurred near B3273 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. 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 197950B180076
Police Reference 50B180076
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Devon & Cornwall

Road & Location Details

First Road B3273
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 595

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 41
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 5
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's offside

Data Source

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