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A2217 crash in Southwark on 19 April 1997 at 12:00 involving a Leyland bus

A Leyland bus and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A2217 in Southwark at 12:00 on Saturday 19 April 1997. A 4-year-old female passenger in the Leyland bus and a 45-year-old male passenger in the Leyland bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Apr 1997
Saturday, 12:00
Vehicles
2
Leyland and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47204, longitude -0.09309, in the SE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199701MS00158
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2217
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
215

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 January 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199701MS00158 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 1997.