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A308 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 5 December 2001 at 17:55 involving a Honda CB250 motorcycle

A Honda CB250 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A308 in Richmond upon Thames at 17:55 on Wednesday 5 December 2001. The 51-year-old male rider of the Honda CB250 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2001
Wednesday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
Honda CB250 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40645, longitude -0.33649, in the KT8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hampton, Richmond upon Thames, KT8 9BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200101TW00669
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
308
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
A
Second road number
308

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 March 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CB250

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CB250)

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 200101TW00669 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2001.