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Serious A308 crash in Hammersmith and Fulham on 17 February 2012 at 23:49 involving a Carbodies Taxi

A Carbodies Taxi and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A308 in Hammersmith and Fulham at 23:49 on Friday 17 February 2012. The 46-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Feb 2012
Friday, 23:49
Vehicles
2
Carbodies Taxi and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46916, longitude -0.21025, in the SW6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Palace & Hurlingham, Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 3LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201201FH10074
Council area
Hammersmith and Fulham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
308
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
219

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 serious injury crash on 12 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201201FH10074 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hammersmith and Fulham road accident statistics for 2012.