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Serious unclassified road crash in Croydon CR5 on 15 November 2019 at 20:50 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series crashed on an unclassified road in Croydon at 20:50 on Friday 15 November 2019. The 20-year-old male driver, a 20-year-old male passenger and an 18-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Nov 2019
Friday, 20:50
Vehicles
1
BMW 1 Series
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.30605, longitude -0.12479, in the CR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Coulsdon, Croydon, CR5 1SG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010218703
Council area
Croydon
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2019010218703 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Croydon road accident statistics for 2019.