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A3216 crash in Lambeth on 2 August 2023 at 03:00 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and a Tesla Model Y were involved in a crash on the A3216 in Lambeth at 03:00 on Wednesday 2 August 2023. The 55-year-old male driver of the Tesla Model Y was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Aug 2023
Wednesday, 03:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and Tesla Model Y
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46631, longitude -0.15054, in the SW8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wandsworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clapham Town, Lambeth, SW4 0JQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Lambeth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010458437
Council area
Lambeth
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3216
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
3036

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 February 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Tesla Model Y

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Tesla Model Y)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2023010458437 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Lambeth road accident statistics for 2023.