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Fatal C road crash in Croydon CR0 on 19 November 2005 at 18:40 involving a Ford Scorpio

A Ford Scorpio and a Jeep Cherokee were involved in a crash on a C road in Croydon at 18:40 on Saturday 19 November 2005. The 50-year-old male driver of the Ford Scorpio was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Nov 2005
Saturday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Scorpio and Jeep Cherokee
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.34766, longitude -0.00963, in the CR0 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the New Addington South, Croydon, CR0 0NY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501TD09023
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Scorpio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Jeep Cherokee

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    3,960 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Scorpio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jeep Cherokee)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jeep Cherokee)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jeep Cherokee)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jeep Cherokee)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat 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 200501TD09023 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.