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A310 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 26 August 2015 at 17:45 involving a BMW 5 Series

A bicycle and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the A310 in Richmond upon Thames at 17:45 on Wednesday 26 August 2015. The 33-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Aug 2015
Wednesday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45551, longitude -0.33027, in the TW1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Twickenham Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW1 1BE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201501TW60335
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
310
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 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
A
Second road number
316

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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, 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 201501TW60335 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2015.