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B2227 crash in Lewisham on 18 March 1997 at 17:15 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Yamaha motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B2227 in Lewisham at 17:15 on Tuesday 18 March 1997. The male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Mar 1997
Tuesday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47372, longitude -0.05284, in the SE14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701PL00155
Council area
Lewisham
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2227
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 22 January 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Yamaha)

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 199701PL00155 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewisham road accident statistics for 1997.