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Fatal A202 crash in Southwark on 12 October 2002 at 23:34 involving a Leyland Aec bus

A Leyland Aec bus crashed on the A202 in Southwark at 23:34 on Saturday 12 October 2002. A 33-year-old male passenger was killed.

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
12 Oct 2002
Saturday, 23:34
Vehicles
1
Leyland Aec
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47387, longitude -0.0603, in the SE15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Peckham, Southwark, SE15 5UW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200201MM01236
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
202
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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 8 May 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Aec

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    9,640 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    40 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Leyland Aec)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing 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 200201MM01236 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 2002.