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Serious B217 crash in Southwark on 27 April 2023 at 20:02 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and a car were involved in a crash on the B217 in Southwark at 20:02 on Thursday 27 April 2023. The 31-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Apr 2023
Thursday, 20:02
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47869, longitude -0.08541, in the SE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Camberwell Green, Southwark, SE5 0DP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010440038
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
B
First road number
217
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 24 February 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2023010440038 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 2023.