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Fatal A214 crash in Bromley on 9 June 1999 at 08:40 involving a Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A214 in Bromley at 08:40 on Wednesday 9 June 1999. The 41-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX750 motorcycle was killed and the 34-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Jun 1999
Wednesday, 08:40
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki ZX750 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39176, longitude -0.03287, in the BR3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bromley.

Map of where the crash happened in Bromley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199901PY00450
Council area
Bromley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
214
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 October 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX750

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX750)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 199901PY00450 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromley road accident statistics for 1999.