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B304 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 25 March 2004 at 17:12 involving a Volvo 940

A Volvo 940 and a Ducati motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B304 in Kensington and Chelsea at 17:12 on Thursday 25 March 2004. The 19-year-old male rider of the Ducati motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 2004
Thursday, 17:12
Vehicles
2
Volvo 940 and Ducati
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48785, longitude -0.16904, in the SW3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chelsea Riverside, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 5NP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200401BS00150
Council area
Kensington and Chelsea
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
304
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 21 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    2,316 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ducati

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Ducati)

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 200401BS00150 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 2004.