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Serious A2052 crash in Greenwich on 26 April 2002 at 06:30 involving a Mitsubishi van

A Mitsubishi van and a DAF Trucks bus were involved in a crash on the A2052 in Greenwich at 06:30 on Friday 26 April 2002. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Apr 2002
Friday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi and DAF Trucks
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49126, longitude 0.01246, in the SE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Greenwich, Greenwich, SE10 0JL area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200201RG00346
Council area
Greenwich
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2052
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 April 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks)

    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 200201RG00346 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.