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A2 crash in Southwark on 5 December 2025 at 20:30 involving a Yamaha X motorcycle

A Yamaha X motorcycle and a Mercedes Gla Class were involved in a crash on the A2 in Southwark at 20:30 on Friday 5 December 2025. The 35-year-old male rider of the Yamaha X motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2025
Friday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Yamaha X and Mercedes Gla Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48427, longitude -0.06665, in the SE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Southwark. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Kent Road, Southwark, SE16 3JH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Southwark

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010614367
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
A
First road number
2
Road type
Dual 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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha X

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha X)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most 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 2025010614367 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.