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Fatal A12 crash in Havering on 12 August 2003 at 18:03 involving a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle

A car and a Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A12 in Havering at 18:03 on Tuesday 12 August 2003. The 21-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
12 Aug 2003
Tuesday, 18:03
Vehicles
2
Car and Suzuki GSXR 750
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58189, longitude 0.16543, in the RM7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Havering. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Edward's, Havering, RM7 7JL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Havering

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TC00385
Council area
Havering
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

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 29 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 750

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 750)

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 200301TC00385 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Havering road accident statistics for 2003.