Serious crash on the A435 - 14 Feb 1979

Accident reference 1979530NI0096

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 14 February 1979 at 09:05 a serious collision occurred near A435 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing + high winds. 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 1979530NI0096
Police Reference 530NI0096
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Gloucestershire

Road & Location Details

First Road A435
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 40 mph
Local Authority District 625

Junction Information

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

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Snowing + high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 26
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 56
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.