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Serious A2198 crash in Southwark on 20 October 2022 at 12:47 involving a Tesla Model 3

A Tesla Model 3 and a Piaggio MP3 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A2198 in Southwark at 12:47 on Thursday 20 October 2022. The 27-year-old male rider of the Piaggio MP3 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Oct 2022
Thursday, 12:47
Vehicles
2
Tesla Model 3 and Piaggio MP3
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49845, longitude -0.08411, in the SE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the London Bridge & West Bermondsey, Southwark, SE1 3HN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010405572
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
2198
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Tesla Model 3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio MP3

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    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
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio MP3)

    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 2022010405572 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 2022.