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B118 crash in Tower Hamlets on 17 October 2015 at 13:10 involving a Nissan Micra

A bicycle and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the B118 in Tower Hamlets at 13:10 on Saturday 17 October 2015. The 21-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Oct 2015
Saturday, 13:10
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Nissan Micra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.531, longitude -0.0478, in the E2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bethnal Green East, Tower Hamlets, E2 0FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201501HT21028
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
118
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 February 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, on vehicle 1 (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 201501HT21028 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2015.