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A2 crash in Bexley on 16 November 2018 at 08:47 involving a Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 650 motorcycle crashed on the A2 in Bexley at 08:47 on Friday 16 November 2018. The 31-year-old male rider and a 28-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 2018
Friday, 08:47
Vehicles
1
Suzuki GSF 650
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45486, longitude 0.09162, in the DA15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Eltham Town & Avery Hill, Greenwich, SE9 2NG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010146013
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
Fine, 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 10 October 2010.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    656 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 650)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 650)

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 2018010146013 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 2018.