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A47 crash in Rutland on 23 January 1979 at 11:05 involving a lorry

Two lorries were involved in a crash on the A47 in Rutland at 11:05 on Tuesday 23 January 1979. The 62-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Jan 1979
Tuesday, 11:05
Vehicles
2
Lorry and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.58878, longitude -0.72565, in the LE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Uppingham.

Map of where the crash happened in Rutland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
19793379E0062
Council area
Rutland
Police force
Leicestershire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 19793379E0062 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rutland road accident statistics for 1979.