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C road crash in Islington N1 on 14 August 2014 at 20:00 involving a Ford Galaxy taxi

A Ford Galaxy taxi and a bicycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Islington at 20:00 on Thursday 14 August 2014. The 47-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2014
Thursday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Galaxy and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53594, longitude -0.11102, 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
201401EO40571
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, 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 201401EO40571 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 2014.