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A3 crash in Kingston upon Thames on 20 September 2012 at 07:00 involving a London Taxis Int. Txii

A motorcycle and a London Taxis Int. Txii were involved in a crash on the A3 in Kingston upon Thames at 07:00 on Thursday 20 September 2012. The 45-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 45-year-old female passenger in the London Taxis Int. Txii were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 50 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Sep 2012
Thursday, 07:00
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and London Taxis Int. Txii
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39336, longitude -0.25863, in the KT3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Old Malden, Kingston upon Thames, KT3 5RY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kingston upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201201VK30276
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
50 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
20%
Estimated chance it was slight
80%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. Txii)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 201201VK30276 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Thames road accident statistics for 2012.