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A243 crash in Kingston upon Thames on 30 July 2023 at 15:00 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a Yamaha GPD motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A243 in Kingston upon Thames at 15:00 on Sunday 30 July 2023. The 31-year-old male rider of the Yamaha GPD motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2023
Sunday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Yamaha GPD
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37829, longitude -0.30256, in the KT6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hook & Chessington North, Kingston upon Thames, KT9 1DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kingston upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010458076
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
243
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Raining, 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 26 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha GPD

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha GPD)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023010458076 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Thames road accident statistics for 2023.