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Fatal A118 crash in Newham on 26 August 2003 at 06:30 involving an Aprilia motorcycle

An Aprilia motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A118 in Newham at 06:30 on Tuesday 26 August 2003. The 37-year-old male rider of the Aprilia motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Aug 2003
Tuesday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Aprilia and van
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54226, longitude 0.00707, in the E15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stratford, Newham, E15 4RU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newham

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TC00425
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
118
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 September 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Aprilia

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Aprilia)

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 200301TC00425 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newham road accident statistics for 2003.