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Unclassified road crash in Southwark SE1P on 21 December 2016 at 06:05 involving a Yamaha MT125 motorcycle

A Yamaha MT125 motorcycle and a Peugeot Expert van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Southwark at 06:05 on Wednesday 21 December 2016. The 31-year-old male rider of the Yamaha MT125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2016
Wednesday, 06:05
Vehicles
2
Yamaha MT125 and Peugeot Expert
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49247, longitude -0.08083, in the SE1P postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Bermondsey, Southwark, SE1 5SR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016010008119
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha MT125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Expert

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha MT125)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

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 2016010008119 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 2016.