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Fatal A202 crash in Southwark on 13 October 1985 at 23:50 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A202 in Southwark at 23:50 on Sunday 13 October 1985. An 18-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle was killed, two other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Oct 1985
Sunday, 23:50
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
5
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47409, longitude -0.06449, in the SE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198501MM00515
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
202
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198501MM00515 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Southwark road accident statistics for 1985.