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Serious A207 crash in Bexley on 3 February 1997 at 15:05 involving a Leyland bus

A Leyland bus and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A207 in Bexley at 15:05 on Monday 3 February 1997. There were ten casualties: two people were seriously injured and eight were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Feb 1997
Monday, 15:05
Vehicles
2
Leyland and other vehicle
Casualties
10
2 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45065, longitude 0.17963, in the DA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701RY00067
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
207
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
207

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 December 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 82, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199701RY00067 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 1997.