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A2201 crash in Southwark on 20 September 2005 at 22:42 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A2201 in Southwark at 22:42 on Tuesday 20 September 2005. The 26-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 27-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Sep 2005
Tuesday, 22:42
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50124, longitude -0.05093, in the SE16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rotherhithe, Southwark, SE16 6RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501MM71028
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2201
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
35%
Estimated chance it was slight
65%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200501MM71028 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 2005.