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Serious A1206 crash in Tower Hamlets on 21 February 1998 at 10:15 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Carbodies Taxi were involved in a crash on the A1206 in Tower Hamlets at 10:15 on Saturday 21 February 1998. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Feb 1998
Saturday, 10:15
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Carbodies Taxi
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49204, longitude -0.02455, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199801HH00075
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1206
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199801HH00075 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 1998.