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A2 crash in Bexley on 13 September 2003 at 18:35 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Corsa and a Rover 25, were involved in a crash on the A2 in Bexley at 18:35 on Saturday 13 September 2003. A 55-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa, the 59-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and the 57-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Sep 2003
Saturday, 18:35
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Corsa and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4544, longitude 0.09433, in the DA16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Falconwood & Welling, Bexley, DA16 2NP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TD00384
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 1986.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: LDV 400 Series

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200301TD00384 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bexley road accident statistics for 2003.