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Serious A12 crash in Tower Hamlets on 1 May 2009 at 15:55 involving an Iveco Daily van

An Iveco Daily van and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A12 in Tower Hamlets at 15:55 on Friday 1 May 2009. The 20-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was seriously injured and the 52-year-old male driver of the Iveco Daily van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 May 2009
Friday, 15:55
Vehicles
2
Iveco Daily and Ford Focus
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5357, longitude -0.02509, in the E3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bow East, Tower Hamlets, E3 2RZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200901HT20205
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 October 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco Daily

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Iveco Daily)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

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 200901HT20205 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 2009.