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Serious C road crash in Harrow HA8 on 11 May 2017 at 18:00 involving a Ford Transit Custom van

A Ford Transit Custom van and a Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Harrow at 18:00 on Thursday 11 May 2017. The 52-year-old male rider of the Harley-Davidson XL 883 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 May 2017
Thursday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit Custom and Harley-Davidson XL 883
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59964, longitude -0.29089, in the HA8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Harrow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Centenary, Harrow, HA7 1NP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010036861
Council area
Harrow
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit Custom

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson XL 883

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    883 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Harley-Davidson XL 883)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017010036861 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harrow road accident statistics for 2017.