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A205 crash in Lewisham on 7 September 2009 at 19:17 involving a Kawasaki ZX1100 motorcycle

A Kawasaki ZX1100 motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A205 in Lewisham at 19:17 on Monday 7 September 2009. The 48-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX1100 motorcycle and the 26-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Sep 2009
Monday, 19:17
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki ZX1100 and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44502, longitude -0.00223, in the SE6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hither Green, Lewisham, SE6 1ND area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200901PL60593
Council area
Lewisham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
205
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
19%
Estimated chance it was slight
81%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki ZX1100

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,089 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki ZX1100)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

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 200901PL60593 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 2009.