Serious crash on the M80 - 28 Dec 1981

Accident reference 198196XF12181

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Monday 28 December 1981 at 07:15 a serious collision occurred near M80 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway
  • Junction: Slip road

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198196XF12181
Police Reference 96XF12181
Date & Time
Monday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Central

Road & Location Details

First Road M80
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 835

Junction Information

Junction Detail Slip road
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Changing lane to left

Driver Information

Age 72
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 72
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.