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A13 crash in Tower Hamlets on 20 October 2005 at 07:40 involving a Vauxhall Combo van

A Vauxhall Combo van and a Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A13 in Tower Hamlets at 07:40 on Thursday 20 October 2005. The male rider of the Honda CB600 Hornet motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Oct 2005
Thursday, 07:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Combo and Honda CB600 Hornet
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51154, longitude -0.0061, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Poplar, Tower Hamlets, E14 0ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501HT20710
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
13
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
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Combo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CB600 Hornet

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CB600 Hornet)

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 200501HT20710 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2005.