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A205 crash in Lewisham on 12 July 2003 at 23:58 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A205 in Lewisham at 23:58 on Saturday 12 July 2003. A 42-year-old male passenger in the Renault Megane was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jul 2003
Saturday, 23:58
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Renault Megane
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44466, longitude -0.02312, in the SE6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rushey Green, Lewisham, SE6 2EG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301PL00644
Council area
Lewisham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
205
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 21 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    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 200301PL00644 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.