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A4 crash in the City of London on 3 May 2001 at 18:53 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A4 in the City of London at 18:53 on Thursday 3 May 2001. The 49-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2001
Thursday, 18:53
Vehicles
2
Suzuki and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51772, longitude -0.10759, in the EC1N postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of London

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200101CP00136
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
40

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    249 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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 200101CP00136 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of London road accident statistics for 2001.