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A4 crash in Westminster on 1 December 2006 at 07:43 involving a DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry

A DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry and a Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A4 in Westminster at 07:43 on Friday 1 December 2006. The 36-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet one-way street with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 2006
Friday, 07:43
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FA 45 and Kawasaki ZX636
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51332, longitude -0.11311, in the WC2R postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200601CW11682
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
One way street
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
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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 July 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX636

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    636 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX636)

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 200601CW11682 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2006.