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A23 crash in Croydon on 18 May 2012 at 11:20 involving a Citroen Dispatch van

Four vehicles, including a lorry and a Citroen Dispatch van, were involved in a crash on the A23 in Croydon at 11:20 on Friday 18 May 2012. The 27-year-old male driver of the Citroen Dispatch van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 May 2012
Friday, 11:20
Vehicles
4
Citroen Dispatch and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.37655, longitude -0.11988, in the CR0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Broad Green, Croydon, CR0 3LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201201ZD30345
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 January 1985.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Dispatch

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Dispatch)

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 201201ZD30345 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 2012.