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M4 crash in Hillingdon on 31 January 2005 at 08:55 involving a Yamaha XJ 600 N motorcycle

A Yamaha XJ 600 N motorcycle and a Toyota Hilux van were involved in a crash on the M4 in Hillingdon at 08:55 on Monday 31 January 2005. The 33-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XJ 600 N motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Jan 2005
Monday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Yamaha XJ 600 N and Toyota Hilux
Casualties
1
1 slightly 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.

Map of where the crash happened in Hillingdon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501TE00079
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
60 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 26 June 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XJ 600 N

    Motorcycle over 500cc

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

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Hilux

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,446 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XJ 600 N)

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 200501TE00079 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 2005.