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Serious A21 crash in Bromley on 28 May 2003 at 11:20 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

Four vehicles, including a car and an Iveco-Ford lorry, were involved in a crash on the A21 in Bromley at 11:20 on Wednesday 28 May 2003. The 42-year-old male driver of the Iveco-Ford lorry was seriously injured and a 53-year-old male passenger in the Iveco-Ford lorry and the 30-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Bora were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
28 May 2003
Wednesday, 11:20
Vehicles
4
Iveco-Ford and 3 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40708, longitude 0.01797, in the BR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bromley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bromley Town, Bromley, BR1 1DD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TD00221
Council area
Bromley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
21
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 serious injury crash on 10 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: DAF Trucks Fad 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Bora)

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 200301TD00221 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bromley road accident statistics for 2003.