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Serious A2 crash in Lewisham on 27 December 2007 at 10:27 involving a Skoda Superb taxi

A Skoda Superb taxi, a Suzuki VL 125 motorcycle and a Jeep Cherokee were involved in a crash on the A2 in Lewisham at 10:27 on Thursday 27 December 2007. The 17-year-old male rider of the Suzuki VL 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Dec 2007
Thursday, 10:27
Vehicles
3
Skoda Superb and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47438, longitude -0.04228, in the SE14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Telegraph Hill, Lewisham, SE14 5HQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200701PL68534
Council area
Lewisham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
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
A
Second road number
2

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Superb

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki VL 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Jeep Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    3,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki VL 125)

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 200701PL68534 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewisham road accident statistics for 2007.