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Serious A201 crash in Islington on 30 December 2008 at 22:30 involving a Jaguar XK Series

A Jaguar XK Series hit two pedestrians on the A201 in Islington at 22:30 on Tuesday 30 December 2008. A 45-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured and a 40-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Dec 2008
Tuesday, 22:30
Vehicles
1
Jaguar XK Series
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52928, longitude -0.11605, in the WC1X postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801CW12349
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
201
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
501

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2001.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XK Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    3,980 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XK Series)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar XK Series)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 200801CW12349 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 2008.