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A2 crash in Southwark on 21 December 2017 at 18:59 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A2 in Southwark at 18:59 on Thursday 21 December 2017. The 22-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Dec 2017
Thursday, 18:59
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49358, longitude -0.08496, in the SE1 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
2017010091096
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
201

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 November 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

    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 2017010091096 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 2017.