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A501 crash in Islington on 4 July 2017 at 16:55 involving an Alexander Dennis bus

An Alexander Dennis bus and an Audi Q3 were involved in a crash on the A501 in Islington at 16:55 on Tuesday 4 July 2017. The 34-year-old female driver of the Audi Q3 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jul 2017
Tuesday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Alexander Dennis and Audi Q3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52545, longitude -0.08723, in the EC1Y postcode district and within the built-up area of Islington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010046554
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
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
501

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi Q3)

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 2017010046554 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.