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A20 crash in Bexley on 12 March 2017 at 15:45 involving a Renault Scenic

A Renault Scenic and a BMW X5 were involved in a crash on the A20 in Bexley at 15:45 on Sunday 12 March 2017. A 6-year-old female passenger in the Renault Scenic, the 46-year-old male driver of the BMW X5 and a 24-year-old male passenger in the BMW X5 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Mar 2017
Sunday, 15:45
Vehicles
2
Renault Scenic and BMW X5
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41812, longitude 0.09943, in the DA14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sidcup, Bexley, DA14 6BS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010024658
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
20
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
50 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Scenic)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 2017010024658 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 2017.