A2199 crash in Lambeth on 15 December 2019 at 04:00 involving a Toyota Prius taxi
Five vehicles, including a Toyota Prius taxi and a Nissan Note, were involved in a crash on the A2199 in Lambeth at 04:00 on Sunday 15 December 2019. A 23-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Prius taxi and a 23-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Prius taxi were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 15 Dec 2019
- Sunday, 04:00
- Vehicles
- 5
- Toyota Prius and 4 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44845, longitude -0.09844, in the SE24 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Dulwich, Lambeth, SE24 9AF area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Lambeth
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2019010225108
- Council area
- Lambeth
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 2199
- Road type
- Dual 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
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2012.
Slight
Piaggio Zip crash on the A2199 in Lambeth, 4 December 2012
6 m awayRef 201201LX51012
Slight
Mazda 626 crash on the A2199 in Lambeth, 19 February 2001
9 m awayRef 200101MM00211
Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A2199 in Lambeth, 13 June 1994
9 m awayRef 199401MM00253
Slight
Piaggio crash on the A2199 in Lambeth, 12 May 2001
9 m awayRef 200101LX00711
Slight
Ford Granada crash on the A2199 in Lambeth, 31 July 1994
9 m awayRef 199401MM00320
Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in Southwark, 3 November 2025
11 m awayRef 2025010607244
Vehicles involved (5)
Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius
Taxi or private hire car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,797 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Hybrid electric
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Nissan Note
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- Yes
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 3: Porsche Macan
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 2,967 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Vehicle 4: Ford Focus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 1,997 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 14 years
Vehicle 5: Mercedes ML Class
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Parked
- Travelling from
- Parked
- Travelling to
- Parked
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Hit object in carriageway
- Parked vehicle
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 2,688 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 16 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- 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 2019010225108 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 2019.