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Fatal A2201 crash in Southwark on 2 December 1990 at 02:35 involving a Leyland Cars Mini

A Leyland Cars Mini crashed on the A2201 in Southwark at 02:35 on Sunday 2 December 1990. A 24-year-old female passenger was killed and the 30-year-old male driver and a 28-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Dec 1990
Sunday, 02:35
Vehicles
1
Leyland Cars Mini
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50147, longitude -0.05065, in the SE16 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
199001MD00682
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2201
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 June 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Cars Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Cars Mini)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199001MD00682 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 1990.