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A102 crash in Greenwich on 8 October 2019 at 09:20 involving a Mercedes Sprinter minibus

A Mercedes Sprinter minibus and a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A102 in Greenwich at 09:20 on Tuesday 8 October 2019. The 50-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Oct 2019
Tuesday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and Suzuki GSXR 1000
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5048, longitude -0.001, in the SE10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blackwall & Cubitt Town, Tower Hamlets, E14 2DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Greenwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010210220
Council area
Greenwich
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
102
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
Road surface
Dry

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 June 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSXR 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

    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 2019010210220 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 2019.