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Serious A3211 crash in the City of London on 14 October 2022 at 18:50 involving a Mercedes V Class

A Mercedes V Class and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A3211 in the City of London at 18:50 on Friday 14 October 2022. The 31-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Oct 2022
Friday, 18:50
Vehicles
2
Mercedes V Class and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51115, longitude -0.10692, in the EC4Y postcode district and within the built-up area of City and County of the City of London. It is one of the crashes that make up the Borough & Bankside, Southwark, SE1 9JW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022480404609
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3211
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 12 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes V Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2022480404609 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of London road accident statistics for 2022.