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A221 crash in Bexley on 23 May 2023 at 16:50 involving an Audi A5

An Audi A5 and a Porsche Cayenne were involved in a crash on the A221 in Bexley at 16:50 on Tuesday 23 May 2023. The 28-year-old female driver of the Porsche Cayenne was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2023
Tuesday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Audi A5 and Porsche Cayenne
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45131, longitude 0.12256, in the DA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bexley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blendon & Penhill, Bexley, DA5 1JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bexley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010444642
Council area
Bexley
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
221
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 December 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Porsche Cayenne

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    3,189 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Porsche Cayenne)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2023010444642 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 2023.