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A3 crash in Southwark on 25 November 2003 at 09:05 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus and a BMW R 1100 RT motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A3 in Southwark at 09:05 on Tuesday 25 November 2003. A 65-year-old male passenger in the Volvo bus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 2003
Tuesday, 09:05
Vehicles
2
Volvo and BMW R 1100 RT
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49655, longitude -0.09982, in the SE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301MM01507
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
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
A
Second road number
300

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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 slight injury crash on 26 May 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    7,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R 1100 RT

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,085 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    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 200301MM01507 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 2003.