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B165 crash in Newham on 11 September 2016 at 21:55 involving a Volkswagen Jetta taxi

A car and a Volkswagen Jetta taxi were involved in a crash on the B165 in Newham at 21:55 on Sunday 11 September 2016. The 23-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Jetta taxi and a 32-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Jetta taxi 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 Sep 2016
Sunday, 21:55
Vehicles
2
Car and Volkswagen Jetta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53831, longitude 0.04266, in the E6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boleyn, Newham, E6 1EY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016010016992
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
165
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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Jetta

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Jetta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2016010016992 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newham road accident statistics for 2016.