Serious crash on the A40 - 30 Apr 1980

Accident reference 198001DUQBC21

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 30 April 1980 at 16:05 a serious collision occurred near A40 involving 1 vehicle (pedal cycle) and 2 casualties (1 slight, 1 serious) 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: Unknown

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198001DUQBC21
Police Reference 01DUQBC21
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 2
Police Force Metropolitan Police

Road & Location Details

First Road A40
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Unknown
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 2

Environmental Conditions

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

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Pedal cycle
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 31
Sex Male

Casualties (2)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Slight
Type Cyclist
Age 30
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 75
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement In carriageway, stationary - not crossing - masked by parked or stationary vehicle

Data Source

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