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Serious A501 crash in Islington on 18 March 2017 at 21:51 involving a Mini Cooper

A Mini Cooper and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A501 in Islington at 21:51 on Saturday 18 March 2017. The 37-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Mar 2017
Saturday, 21:51
Vehicles
2
Mini Cooper and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52909, longitude -0.09529, in the EC1V postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010026350
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
501
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
501

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2017010026350 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 2017.