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A3220 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 5 August 2003 at 22:55 involving a Piaggio ET2 motorcycle

A Piaggio ET2 motorcycle crashed on the A3220 in Kensington and Chelsea at 22:55 on Tuesday 5 August 2003. The 32-year-old male rider and a 31-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an oily one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Aug 2003
Tuesday, 22:55
Vehicles
1
Piaggio ET2
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48926, longitude -0.1903, in the SW5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lillie, Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 1GD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301BS00457
Council area
Kensington and Chelsea
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3220
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
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
3218

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1997.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio ET2

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio ET2)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio ET2)

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 200301BS00457 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kensington and Chelsea road accident statistics for 2003.