B2227 crash in Lewisham on 19 August 2016 at 04:20 involving a Vauxhall Corsa
Six vehicles, including a Vauxhall Corsa and two Vauxhall Astras, were involved in a crash on the B2227 in Lewisham at 04:20 on Friday 19 August 2016. The female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 19 Aug 2016
- Friday, 04:20
- Vehicles
- 6
- Vauxhall Corsa and 5 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47402, longitude -0.05281, in the SE14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lewisham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Telegraph Hill, Lewisham, SE14 5HQ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Lewisham
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201601PL60659
- Council area
- Lewisham
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 2227
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 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
- 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
- 5%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 95%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 11 March 1985.
Serious
Van crash on the B2227 in Lewisham, 11 March 1985
At the same spotRef 198501PL00123
Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the B2227 in Lewisham, 24 January 2001
At the same spotRef 200101PL00067
Slight
KTM 125 Duke crash on the B2227 in Lewisham, 29 January 2025
7 m awayRef 2025010556477
Serious
Kawasaki ER500 crash on the B2227 in Lewisham, 15 March 1999
10 m awayRef 199901MM00121
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B2227 in Lewisham, 18 December 1998
14 m awayRef 199801MM00636
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B2227 in Lewisham, 4 September 1985
14 m awayRef 198501PL00456
Vehicles involved (6)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Engine capacity
- 1,398 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 3: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 4: Nissan X-Trail
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 6: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)
- 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 201601PL60659 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.