A2052 crash in Greenwich on 20 May 2003 at 08:10 involving a Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle
A Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle and a DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry were involved in a crash on the A2052 in Greenwich at 08:10 on Tuesday 20 May 2003. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 600 motorcycle was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 20 May 2003
- Tuesday, 08:10
- Vehicles
- 2
- Suzuki GSXR 600 and DAF Trucks Fad 85CF
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49077, longitude 0.01489, 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.
Map of where the crash happened in Greenwich
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200301RG00355
- 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
- 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, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 October 2003.
Serious
Dennis crash on the A2052 in Greenwich, 16 October 2003
22 m awayRef 200301RG00764
Serious
Vauxhall Calibra crash on the A2052 in Greenwich, 8 August 2000
36 m awayRef 200001RG00757
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A2052 in Greenwich, 19 November 1999
45 m awayRef 199901RG00854
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A2052 in Greenwich, 9 February 2022
50 m awayRef 2022010359763
Slight
Citroen AX crash on the A2052 in Greenwich, 24 May 2001
61 m awayRef 200101RG00494
Slight
Taxi crash on a C road in Greenwich, 29 June 2024
74 m awayRef 2024010519130
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 600
Motorcycle over 125cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 599 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks Fad 85CF
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 12 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightMale, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 600)
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 200301RG00355 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 2003.