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Serious B2173 crash in Bexley on 6 May 2022 at 16:50 involving a Honda CBF 125 motorcycle

A Honda CBF 125 motorcycle and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B2173 in Bexley at 16:50 on Friday 6 May 2022. The 27-year-old male rider of the Honda CBF 125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 2022
Friday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Honda CBF 125 and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41041, longitude 0.14301, in the DA14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Paul's Cray, Bromley, DA14 5BG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010374860
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
2173
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a fatal crash on 20 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBF 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBF 125)

    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 2022010374860 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 2022.