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B139 crash in Tower Hamlets on 7 June 1999 at 10:15 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle and a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on the B139 in Tower Hamlets at 10:15 on Monday 7 June 1999. The 39-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jun 1999
Monday, 10:15
Vehicles
2
Yamaha and Leyland DAF FA 45
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51155, longitude -0.07081, in the E1 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199901HT00568
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
139
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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 29 March 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    98 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

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 199901HT00568 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 1999.