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Serious M4 crash in Hounslow on 5 August 2005 at 07:01 involving a Honda CB500S motorcycle

A Honda CB500S motorcycle crashed on the M4 in Hounslow at 07:01 on Friday 5 August 2005. The 39-year-old male rider was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 Aug 2005
Friday, 07:01
Vehicles
1
Honda CB500S
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49239, longitude -0.28453, in the TW8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hounslow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chiswick Riverside, Hounslow, W4 3AU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hounslow

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501TX20469
Council area
Hounslow
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
40 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
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 23 September 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CB500S

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CB500S)

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 200501TX20469 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 2005.