A1 crash in Islington on 17 December 2007 at 18:55 involving a Honda CG125 motorcycle
A Honda CG125 motorcycle and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A1 in Islington at 18:55 on Monday 17 December 2007. The male rider of the Honda CG125 motorcycle was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 17 Dec 2007
- Monday, 18:55
- Vehicles
- 2
- Honda CG125 and Renault Clio
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52642, longitude -0.10017, in the EC1V 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
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200701EO41006
- 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
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Crossroads
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- B
- Second road number
- 502
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- 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
- 14%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 86%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 October 1992.
Slight
Honda C90C crash on the A1 in Islington, 11 October 1992
At the same spotRef 199201NI00599
Serious
Piaggio Zip crash on the A1 in Islington, 10 March 2004
At the same spotRef 200401EO00322
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A1 in Islington, 10 May 1993
At the same spotRef 199301NI00242
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A1 in Islington, 7 December 1989
At the same spotRef 198901ND00844
Slight
Car crash on the A1 in Islington, 16 November 1987
At the same spotRef 198701ND00713
Slight
Car crash on the A1 in Islington, 25 April 1986
At the same spotRef 198601ND00221
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Honda CG125
Motorcycle 125cc and under
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Other or not known
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 124 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 2: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Other or not known
- Driver sex
- Male
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SlightMale, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CG125)
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 200701EO41006 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 2007.