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Serious M4 crash in Hillingdon on 26 June 2003 at 07:50 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi and a BMW F 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the M4 in Hillingdon at 07:50 on Thursday 26 June 2003. The 46-year-old male rider of the BMW F 650 motorcycle and a 43-year-old female passenger on the BMW F 650 motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jun 2003
Thursday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Carbodies Taxi and BMW F 650
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49282, longitude -0.41791, in the UB3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pinkwell, Hillingdon, UB3 4LE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TE00233
Council area
Hillingdon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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 31 January 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: BMW F 650

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    650 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW F 650)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW F 650)

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 200301TE00233 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hillingdon road accident statistics for 2003.