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A4 crash in Hounslow on 25 March 2003 at 13:53 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a BMW R 850 R motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4 in Hounslow at 13:53 on Tuesday 25 March 2003. The 27-year-old male rider of the BMW R 850 R motorcycle and a 56-year-old male passenger in the Volvo lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 2003
Tuesday, 13:53
Vehicles
2
Volvo and BMW R 850 R
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48949, longitude -0.24647, in the W4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hounslow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, SW13 9JJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301TX00285
Council area
Hounslow
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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 18 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R 850 R

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    850 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 850 R)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

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 200301TX00285 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hounslow road accident statistics for 2003.