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Serious A2052 crash in Greenwich on 15 November 2003 at 18:35 involving a Dennis bus

A Dennis bus hit a pedestrian on the A2052 in Greenwich at 18:35 on Saturday 15 November 2003. An 18-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Nov 2003
Saturday, 18:35
Vehicles
1
Dennis
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49002, longitude 0.0271, in the SE7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich, SE7 7QG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301RG00852
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 September 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    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
    8,268 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, hit by vehicle 1 (Dennis)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 200301RG00852 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.