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A437 crash in Hillingdon on 27 July 2016 at 15:55 involving a Mercedes Vito taxi

A bicycle and a Mercedes Vito taxi were involved in a crash on the A437 in Hillingdon at 15:55 on Wednesday 27 July 2016. The 23-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jul 2016
Wednesday, 15:55
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes Vito
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48091, longitude -0.43431, in the UB3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hillingdon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heathrow Villages, Hillingdon, UB3 5AY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hillingdon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201601XH30489
Council area
Hillingdon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
437
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Vito

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201601XH30489 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hillingdon road accident statistics for 2016.