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A2 crash in Bexley on 19 October 2002 at 10:09 involving a Volkswagen Bora

A Volkswagen Bora, a Toyota Yaris and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A2 in Bexley at 10:09 on Saturday 19 October 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Oct 2002
Saturday, 10:09
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Bora and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44835, longitude 0.13564, in the DA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blendon & Penhill, Bexley, DA5 1JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200201RY00663
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 April 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Bora)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat 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 200201RY00663 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 2002.