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Serious A205 crash in Southwark on 13 October 2025 at 09:30 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A205 in Southwark at 09:30 on Monday 13 October 2025. The 40-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Oct 2025
Monday, 09:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44222, longitude -0.0663, in the SE22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Forest Hill, Lewisham, SE23 3EE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010603393
Council area
Southwark
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
205
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 light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 October 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025010603393 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 2025.