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A215 crash in Croydon on 24 August 2005 at 21:30 involving a Mazda 323

A Mazda 323 and a Toyota Starlet were involved in a crash on the A215 in Croydon at 21:30 on Wednesday 24 August 2005. The 25-year-old male driver of the Toyota Starlet and the 67-year-old female driver of the Mazda 323 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Aug 2005
Wednesday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Mazda 323 and Toyota Starlet
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39114, longitude -0.06567, in the SE25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shirley North, Croydon, CR0 7YA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501ZD30964
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
215
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 June 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,489 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 323)

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 200501ZD30964 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.