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Fatal A205 crash in Greenwich on 1 January 2009 at 01:40 involving a Chevrolet Captiva

A Chevrolet Captiva crashed on the A205 in Greenwich at 01:40 on Thursday 1 January 2009. A 21-year-old female passenger was killed and six other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Jan 2009
Thursday, 01:40
Vehicles
1
Chevrolet Captiva
Casualties
7
1 killed, 6 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4621, longitude 0.0502, 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 6PD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Greenwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200901RG76985
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 May 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Captiva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Captiva)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200901RG76985 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.