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A5 crash in Westminster on 10 October 2013 at 17:30 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on the A5 in Westminster at 17:30 on Thursday 10 October 2013. The 39-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Prius were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Oct 2013
Thursday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota Prius and Toyota Corolla
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52182, longitude -0.17286, in the W2 postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Little Venice, Westminster, W2 1LH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201301CW11617
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
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
5

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 March 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 201301CW11617 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2013.