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Serious A2016 crash in Bexley on 5 November 2003 at 19:30 involving a Renault 19

A Renault 19 and a Piaggio PX125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A2016 in Bexley at 19:30 on Wednesday 5 November 2003. The 31-year-old male rider of the Piaggio PX125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Nov 2003
Wednesday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Renault 19 and Piaggio PX125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50386, longitude 0.12931, in the SE28 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thamesmead East, Bexley, SE28 8ES area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TD00519
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2016
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 August 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio PX125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio PX125)

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 200301TD00519 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.