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Serious A207 crash in Bexley on 19 September 2003 at 19:58 involving a Toyota MR2

A Toyota MR2 hit five pedestrians on the A207 in Bexley at 19:58 on Friday 19 September 2003. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured. Five of them were pedestrians.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Sep 2003
Friday, 19:58
Vehicles
1
Toyota MR2
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45638, longitude 0.13876, in the DA6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bexleyheath, Bexley, DA6 7BW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TD00397
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
207
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 September 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota MR2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 200301TD00397 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.