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A23 crash in Croydon on 6 May 2022 at 09:55 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van, a Volkswagen Crafter van and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A23 in Croydon at 09:55 on Friday 6 May 2022. The 59-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 20 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2022
Friday, 09:55
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit Custom and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35597, longitude -0.11597, in the CR0 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Waddon, Croydon, CR0 4HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010374874
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 December 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Crafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2022010374874 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 2022.