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A23 crash in Croydon on 29 December 2022 at 15:20 involving a Yamaha MT motorcycle

Two Yamaha MT motorcycles and a Lexus RX 450 were involved in a crash on the A23 in Croydon at 15:20 on Thursday 29 December 2022. The 21-year-old male rider of vehicle 1, the 41-year-old male rider of vehicle 2 and the 47-year-old male driver of the Lexus RX 450 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 2022
Thursday, 15:20
Vehicles
3
Yamaha MT and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36115, longitude -0.11766, in the CR0 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Waddon, Croydon, CR0 4RY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010418808
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Daylight
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha MT

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    689 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha MT

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Lexus RX 450

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    3,456 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha MT)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha MT)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Lexus RX 450)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2022010418808 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.