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Unclassified road crash in Tower Hamlets E14 on 24 June 2008 at 09:14 involving a Mercedes CLS Class

A Mercedes CLS Class and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Tower Hamlets at 09:14 on Tuesday 24 June 2008. The 38-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jun 2008
Tuesday, 09:14
Vehicles
2
Mercedes CLS Class and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50407, longitude -0.01593, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, E14 9XF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801HT73164
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 23 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CLS Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200801HT73164 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2008.