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B401 crash in Westminster on 2 December 1999 at 15:30 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 and a Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B401 in Westminster at 15:30 on Thursday 2 December 1999. The 25-year-old male rider of the Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle and a 27-year-old male passenger on the Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Dec 1999
Thursday, 15:30
Vehicles
2
London Taxis Int. TX1 and Honda CB600 Hornet
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51328, longitude -0.12219, in the WC2E 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199901DM01005
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
401
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 6 April 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CB600 Hornet

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)

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 199901DM01005 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 1999.