Skip to main content
CrashStats

A205 crash in Greenwich on 2 August 2017 at 22:25 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on the A205 in Greenwich at 22:25 on Wednesday 2 August 2017. The 35-year-old male driver of the Ford KA was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Aug 2017
Wednesday, 22:25
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and BMW 1 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45244, longitude 0.03508, 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

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010051827
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Auto traffic signal, out
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

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 14 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

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 2017010051827 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 2017.