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A2 crash in Bexley on 24 November 2008 at 19:09 involving a Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle

A Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A2 in Bexley at 19:09 on Monday 24 November 2008. The 36-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZ6 motorcycle was slightly 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
Slight
Date
24 Nov 2008
Monday, 19:09
Vehicles
2
Yamaha FZ6 and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4471, longitude 0.15459, in the DA5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Mary's & St James, Bexley, DA5 1LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801RY10510
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
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
223

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha FZ6

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha FZ6)

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 200801RY10510 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 2008.