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B353 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 5 June 2003 at 15:15 involving an Iveco-Ford lorry

An Iveco-Ford lorry, an Austin Metro and a Toyota Hiace van were involved in a crash on the B353 in Richmond upon Thames at 15:15 on Thursday 5 June 2003. The 30-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro and a 30-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro 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
Slight
Date
5 Jun 2003
Thursday, 15:15
Vehicles
3
Iveco-Ford and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45501, longitude -0.29313, in the TW10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW10 6RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TW00265
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
353
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 23 July 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    7,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Hiace

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,446 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200301TW00265 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2003.