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A205 crash in Greenwich on 30 November 2009 at 07:15 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 and a Suzuki VZ 800 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A205 in Greenwich at 07:15 on Monday 30 November 2009. The 45-year-old male rider of the Suzuki VZ 800 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Nov 2009
Monday, 07:15
Vehicles
2
London Taxis Int. TX1 and Suzuki VZ 800
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45221, longitude 0.03478, in the SE9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Greenwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eltham Page, Greenwich, SE9 6AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Greenwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200901RG40708
Council area
Greenwich
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 January 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki VZ 800

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    805 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki VZ 800)

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 200901RG40708 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Greenwich road accident statistics for 2009.