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A2 crash in Bexley on 29 December 1981 at 16:20 involving a car

Six cars and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A2 in Bexley at 16:20 on Tuesday 29 December 1981. The 44-year-old female driver of vehicle 1, the 44-year-old male driver of vehicle 6 and the 48-year-old male driver of vehicle 6 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 1981
Tuesday, 16:20
Vehicles
7
Car and 6 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198101LTQED81
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

Vehicles involved (7)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 7: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (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 198101LTQED81 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bexley road accident statistics for 1981.