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B144 crash in Islington on 14 February 2015 at 00:12 involving a London Taxis Int. TX4

A car and a London Taxis Int. TX4 were involved in a crash on the B144 in Islington at 00:12 on Saturday 14 February 2015. The 37-year-old male driver of the car and the 52-year-old male driver of the London Taxis Int. TX4 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Feb 2015
Saturday, 00:12
Vehicles
2
Car and London Taxis Int. TX4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53622, longitude -0.09704, 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
201501EO40193
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Dry

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 22 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX4)

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 201501EO40193 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 2015.