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Serious A3 crash in Southwark on 20 February 1991 at 07:50 involving an MZ motorcycle

An MZ motorcycle and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A3 in Southwark at 07:50 on Wednesday 20 February 1991. The 56-year-old male rider of the MZ motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Feb 1991
Wednesday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
MZ and Ford Sierra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49365, longitude -0.1004, in the SE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199101MS00044
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Dual 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MZ

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (MZ)

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 199101MS00044 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 1991.