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B2173 crash in Bexley on 17 January 1992 at 01:15 involving a Vauxhall Chevette

A Vauxhall Chevette and a Volvo 440 were involved in a crash on the B2173 in Bexley at 01:15 on Friday 17 January 1992. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 1992
Friday, 01:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Chevette and Volvo 440
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40527, longitude 0.15834, in the BR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swanley.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199201PN00027
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2173
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
2173

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 October 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199201PN00027 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 1992.