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Fatal unclassified road crash in Croydon CR0 on 21 April 2005 at 12:49 involving a Daewoo Lanos

A Daewoo Lanos hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Croydon at 12:49 on Thursday 21 April 2005. An 83-year-old male pedestrian was killed, a female pedestrian was seriously injured and the 75-year-old female driver 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
Fatal
Date
21 Apr 2005
Thursday, 12:49
Vehicles
1
Daewoo Lanos
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37647, longitude -0.02706, in the CR0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Wickham, Bromley, BR4 0JQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501TD00085
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Daewoo Lanos

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Daewoo Lanos)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, hit by vehicle 1 (Daewoo Lanos)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 83, hit by vehicle 1 (Daewoo Lanos)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 200501TD00085 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 2005.