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C road crash in Lambeth SW9 on 31 May 2018 at 18:25 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Yamaha GPD 125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Lambeth at 18:25 on Thursday 31 May 2018. The 42-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf and the 19-year-old male rider of the Yamaha GPD 125 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 2018
Thursday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Yamaha GPD 125
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47047, longitude -0.10724, in the SW9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lambeth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stockwell East, Lambeth, SW9 0DD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lambeth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010111855
Council area
Lambeth
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha GPD 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha GPD 125)

    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 2018010111855 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lambeth road accident statistics for 2018.