Incidents on Walworth Road/ Elephant and Castle A3 junction to London Bridge
Request ID: FOI-2257-2324 Date published: 12 October 2023
You asked
I would like to request information on buses and cyclists near misses, accidents and incidents reported between buses and cycllists on Walworth Road, Elephant and Castle junction and the road (A3) to London for the year of 2022.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2257-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 26th September 2023 asking for information about incidents on Walworth Road/ Elephant and Castle A3 junction to London Bridge.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“I would like to request information on buses and cyclists near misses, accidents and incidents reported between buses and cycllists on Walworth Road, Elephant and Castle junction and the road (A3) to London for the year of 2022.”
I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require.
During the period from 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022 TfL has a record of three collisions between pedal cyclists and a Bus/Coach on that section of the road network. More details are provided in the attached report. This data is recorded by the police, or self-reported online, using Department for Transport guidance. The records we hold are for collisions involving personal injury only. We do not receive details of damage-only collisions or near misses.
More general information and data about road safety – including our Road danger reduction dashboard – can be found on our website here:
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
