A2 crash in Southwark on 14 November 2022 at 17:32 involving a Piaggio MP3 motorcycle
A Piaggio MP3 motorcycle and a Toyota Prius taxi were involved in a crash on the A2 in Southwark at 17:32 on Monday 14 November 2022. The 58-year-old male rider of the Piaggio MP3 motorcycle was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 14 Nov 2022
- Monday, 17:32
- Vehicles
- 2
- Piaggio MP3 and Toyota Prius
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49262, longitude -0.08369, in the SE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Bermondsey, Southwark, SE1 5SR area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Southwark
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2022010410704
- Council area
- Southwark
- 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
- 2
- Road type
- Dual 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
- Footbridge or subway
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 2023.
Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A201 in Southwark, 1 August 2023
3 m awayRef 2023010458589
Serious
Volkswagen UP crash on the A201 in Southwark, 8 November 2023
4 m awayRef 2023010476601
Slight
BMW G 310 crash on the A2 in Southwark, 27 August 2025
4 m awayRef 2025010594016
Slight
BMW R Series crash on the A2 in Southwark, 22 January 2024
5 m awayRef 2024010490521
Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A2 in Southwark, 9 February 2011
6 m awayRef 201101MM70027
Slight
Dennis crash on the A2 in Southwark, 8 May 2009
6 m awayRef 200901MM70347
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Piaggio MP3
Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 58 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius
Taxi or private hire car
- First point of impact
- Back
- Engine capacity
- 1,798 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Hybrid electric
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightMale, aged 58, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio MP3)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% 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 2022010410704 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.