A102 crash in Greenwich on 6 January 2002 at 16:20 involving a Nissan Primera
Six vehicles, including a Nissan Primera and a Volkswagen Golf, were involved in a crash on the A102 in Greenwich at 16:20 on Sunday 6 January 2002. All seven casualties were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 6 Jan 2002
- Sunday, 16:20
- Vehicles
- 6
- Nissan Primera and 5 others
- Casualties
- 7
- 7 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49416, longitude 0.00582, in the SE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich, SE10 0BT area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200201RG00003
- Council area
- Greenwich
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 102
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Central refuge, no other controls
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 29 January 2003.
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in Greenwich, 29 January 2003
At the same spotRef 200301RG00061
Serious
Honda NSC crash on the A102 in Greenwich, 27 December 2025
6 m awayRef 2025010617656
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A102(M) in Greenwich, 4 October 1994
10 m awayRef 199401RG00544
Slight
Car crash on the A102 in Greenwich, 3 April 1987
10 m awayRef 198701RD00206
Slight
Car crash on the A102(M) in Greenwich, 21 April 1982
10 m awayRef 1982010RD0250
Slight
Rover 200 Series crash on the A102(M) in Greenwich, 7 March 1993
10 m awayRef 199301RG00120
Vehicles involved (6)
Vehicle 1: Nissan Primera
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,597 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,800 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 3: Mercedes 190
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
Vehicle 4: Fiat Punto
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 29 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,242 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 6: Volkswagen Scirocco
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 51 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,781 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
Casualties (7)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes 190)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Mercedes 190)
Casualty 4: Driver
SlightMale, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Fiat Punto)
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Fiat Punto)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 7: Driver
SlightMale, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Volkswagen Scirocco)
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 200201RG00003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Greenwich road accident statistics for 2002.