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Unclassified road crash in Croydon CR0 on 29 March 2004 at 13:40 involving a tram

A tram and another vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Croydon at 13:40 on Monday 29 March 2004. The 57-year-old male driver of the other vehicle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Mar 2004
Monday, 13:40
Vehicles
2
Tram and other vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37939, longitude -0.07306, in the CR0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Addiscombe East, Croydon, CR0 6RS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200401ZD00253
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Tram

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Tram or light rail track
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Tram or light rail track
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

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 200401ZD00253 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Croydon road accident statistics for 2004.