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Fatal B243 crash in Croydon on 17 May 1985 at 09:20 involving a van

A van hit a pedestrian on the B243 in Croydon at 09:20 on Friday 17 May 1985. A 32-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 20-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 May 1985
Friday, 09:20
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38108, longitude -0.08466, in the CR0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198501ZN00330
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
243
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Van)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198501ZN00330 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Croydon road accident statistics for 1985.