A2216 crash in Lewisham on 20 May 2016 at 22:27 involving a Citroen Xsara
A motorcycle and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A2216 in Lewisham at 22:27 on Friday 20 May 2016. The male rider of the motorcycle and a 46-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 20 May 2016
- Friday, 22:27
- Vehicles
- 2
- Motorcycle and Citroen Xsara
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.43088, longitude -0.05968, in the SE26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sydenham, Lewisham, SE26 6PN area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Lewisham
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201601PL60372
- Council area
- Lewisham
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 2216
- 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
- Zebra crossing
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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
- 28%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 72%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 1986.
Slight
Car crash on the A2216 in Lewisham, 10 October 1986
At the same spotRef 198601PD00676
Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A2216 in Lewisham, 10 October 2018
At the same spotRef 2018010138548
Serious
Car crash on the A2216 in Lewisham, 13 December 1985
At the same spotRef 198501PD00814
Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A2216 in Lewisham, 10 October 2004
At the same spotRef 200401PL60629
Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on the A2216 in Lewisham, 13 June 2003
At the same spotRef 200301PL00554
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A2216 in Lewisham, 29 November 2011
At the same spotRef 201101PL60817
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Motorcycle
Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Citroen Xsara
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 64 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,587 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 12 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightMale, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 46, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% 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 201601PL60372 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lewisham road accident statistics for 2016.