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Serious A404 crash in Westminster on 31 January 1998 at 04:14 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A404 in Westminster at 04:14 on Saturday 31 January 1998. The 31-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jan 1998
Saturday, 04:14
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5196, longitude -0.18883, in the W2 postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199801DP00034
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
404
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
411

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199801DP00034 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 1998.