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Serious A104 crash in Islington on 18 December 1981 at 02:40 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A104 in Islington at 02:40 on Friday 18 December 1981. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a snow-covered single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 1981
Friday, 02:40
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198101LICIC32
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
104
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Snow

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198101LICIC32 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 1981.