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Serious A2212 crash in Lewisham on 15 June 2003 at 00:28 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Hyundai Coupe were involved in a crash on the A2212 in Lewisham at 00:28 on Sunday 15 June 2003. The 23-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Coupe was seriously injured and the 22-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a female passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Jun 2003
Sunday, 00:28
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Hyundai Coupe
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44663, longitude 0.0141, in the SE12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lee Green, Lewisham, SE12 8AA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301PL00552
Council area
Lewisham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2212
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
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 30 November 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,975 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Hyundai Coupe)

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 200301PL00552 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewisham road accident statistics for 2003.