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Serious A23 crash in Croydon on 30 December 2004 at 12:55 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A van and a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A23 in Croydon at 12:55 on Thursday 30 December 2004. The 38-year-old female rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 43-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle 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
Serious
Date
30 Dec 2004
Thursday, 12:55
Vehicles
2
Van and Suzuki GSF 600
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40652, longitude -0.12096, in the SW16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Norbury & Pollards Hill, Croydon, SW16 4LA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200401ZD39083
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki GSF 600)

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 200401ZD39083 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.