Serious crash on the A40 - 17 Mar 1981

Accident reference 198101CHGAE79

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Tuesday 17 March 1981 at 06:00 a serious collision occurred near A40 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as other. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198101CHGAE79
Police Reference 01CHGAE79
Date & Time
Tuesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Metropolitan Police

Road & Location Details

First Road A40
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 27

Environmental Conditions

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

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 31
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 34
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

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.