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B144 crash in Islington on 7 November 2013 at 14:45 involving a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle

A Piaggio Vespa motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B144 in Islington at 14:45 on Thursday 7 November 2013. The 20-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Nov 2013
Thursday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Piaggio Vespa and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53683, longitude -0.09901, in the N1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Islington. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201301EO40731
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
144
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio Vespa)

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 201301EO40731 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 2013.