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A1201 crash in Islington on 27 August 2008 at 21:30 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf hit a pedestrian on the A1201 in Islington at 21:30 on Wednesday 27 August 2008. A 24-year-old male pedestrian 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 T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Aug 2008
Wednesday, 21:30
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56102, longitude -0.09901, in the N4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Arsenal, Islington, N4 2DX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801GD74480
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1201
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

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 serious injury crash on 2 August 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 200801GD74480 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.