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Serious M1 crash in Milton Keynes on 11 December 1981 at 10:22 involving a lorry

Two lorries were involved in a crash on the M1 in Milton Keynes at 10:22 on Friday 11 December 1981. The 59-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was seriously injured and the 57-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 20-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Dec 1981
Friday, 10:22
Vehicles
2
Lorry and another
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.07906, longitude -0.7392, in the MK16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newport Pagnell.

Map of where the crash happened in Milton Keynes

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198143D028121
Council area
Milton Keynes
Police force
Thames Valley

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 September 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (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 198143D028121 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Milton Keynes road accident statistics for 1981.