Serious A1 crash in Islington on 6 November 2005 at 17:02 involving a Jeep Cherokee
A Jeep Cherokee and a Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1 in Islington at 17:02 on Sunday 6 November 2005. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured. Three of them were pedestrians.
It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 6 Nov 2005
- Sunday, 17:02
- Vehicles
- 2
- Jeep Cherokee and Honda CB600 Hornet
- Casualties
- 4
- 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53352, longitude -0.10578, in the N1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Islington. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Islington
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200501EO41337
- Council area
- Islington
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1
- Road type
- Dual 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
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- Weather
- Raining, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 August 2004.
Slight
Leyland Aec crash on the A1 in Islington, 26 August 2004
At the same spotRef 200401EO01247
Fatal
Leyland Aec crash on the A1 in Islington, 14 November 1996
At the same spotRef 199601NI00629
Slight
Van crash on the A1 in Islington, 7 October 1983
At the same spotRef 1983010ND0581
Serious
Carbodies Taxi crash on the A1 in Islington, 6 October 1998
At the same spotRef 199801NI00612
Slight
Fiat 127 crash on the A1 in Islington, 25 November 1991
At the same spotRef 199101ND00665
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A1 in Islington, 7 March 2005
At the same spotRef 200501EO40151
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Jeep Cherokee
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Other or not known
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,499 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 2: Honda CB600 Hornet
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Other or not known
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 599 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Rider
SeriousMale, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)
Casualty 2: Pedestrian
SlightFemale, aged 29, hit by vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)
- Pedestrian location
- On footway or verge
Casualty 3: Pedestrian
SlightFemale, aged 51, hit by vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)
- Pedestrian location
- On footway or verge
Casualty 4: Pedestrian
SlightMale, aged 18, hit by vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)
- Pedestrian location
- On footway or verge
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 200501EO41337 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 2005.