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C road crash in Kingston upon Thames KT6 on 2 October 2008 at 08:14 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Triumph Daytona 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Kingston upon Thames at 08:14 on Thursday 2 October 2008. The 30-year-old male rider of the Triumph Daytona 650 motorcycle and a 30-year-old female passenger on the Triumph Daytona 650 motorcycle 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
2 Oct 2008
Thursday, 08:14
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Triumph Daytona 650
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39047, longitude -0.3135, in the KT6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Long Ditton, Elmbridge, KT6 5RB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801VK30282
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
26%
Estimated chance it was slight
74%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 June 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Daytona 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    646 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Daytona 650)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Daytona 650)

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 200801VK30282 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Thames road accident statistics for 2008.