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A1209 crash in Tower Hamlets on 26 February 2002 at 15:10 involving a Gilera Runner 125 motorcycle

A Gilera Runner 125 motorcycle and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A1209 in Tower Hamlets at 15:10 on Tuesday 26 February 2002. The 32-year-old male rider of the Gilera Runner 125 motorcycle was 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
26 Feb 2002
Tuesday, 15:10
Vehicles
2
Gilera Runner 125 and Ford Escort
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52531, longitude -0.0708, in the E2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Weavers, Tower Hamlets, E2 7LJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200201HT00199
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1209
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Gilera Runner 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Gilera Runner 125)

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 200201HT00199 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 2002.