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A1261 crash in Tower Hamlets on 13 July 2000 at 18:23 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio, a BMW K 100 LT motorcycle and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A1261 in Tower Hamlets at 18:23 on Thursday 13 July 2000. The 54-year-old male rider of the BMW K 100 LT motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jul 2000
Thursday, 18:23
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5071, longitude -0.01422, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200001HT00639
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1261
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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 7 December 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW K 100 LT

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    980 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW K 100 LT)

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 200001HT00639 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 2000.