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Unclassified road crash in Westminster WC2E on 11 December 2016 at 05:12 involving a Mercedes Vito taxi

A Mercedes Vito taxi and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Westminster at 05:12 on Sunday 11 December 2016. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2016
Sunday, 05:12
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Vito and bicycle
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51071, longitude -0.1246, in the WC2E postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016010006277
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, cyclist, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, cyclist, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, cyclist, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2016010006277 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2016.