Serious crash on the A127 - 18 Mar 1981

Accident reference 198101CIMID58

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 18 March 1981 at 12:40 a serious collision occurred near A127 involving 1 vehicle and 2 casualties (2 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as other. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

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

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198101CIMID58
Police Reference 01CIMID58
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 2
Police Force Metropolitan Police

Road & Location Details

First Road A127
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 15

Environmental Conditions

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

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 17
Sex Male

Casualties (2)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 17
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 70
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Unknown or other

Data Source

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