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Serious A4 crash in Hounslow on 12 September 2008 at 10:55 involving a Subaru Legacy

A Subaru Legacy, a Nissan Note and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A4 in Hounslow at 10:55 on Friday 12 September 2008. The 59-year-old male cyclist and the 81-year-old male driver of the Nissan Note were seriously injured and the 37-year-old male driver of the Subaru Legacy was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Sep 2008
Friday, 10:55
Vehicles
3
Subaru Legacy and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48763, longitude -0.26699, in the W4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hounslow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow, W4 2DE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801TX74979
Council area
Hounslow
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Legacy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    3,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Note)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Legacy)

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 200801TX74979 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hounslow road accident statistics for 2008.