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Serious unclassified road crash in Hammersmith and Fulham W12 on 22 July 2017 at 21:55 involving a Yamaha YP 125 motorcycle

A Yamaha YP 125 motorcycle hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Hammersmith and Fulham at 21:55 on Saturday 22 July 2017. The 28-year-old male rider, a 66-year-old female pedestrian and a 44-year-old female pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Jul 2017
Saturday, 21:55
Vehicles
1
Yamaha YP 125
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51219, longitude -0.22758, in the W12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is one of the crashes that make up the St. Helen's, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 6RF area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010049870
Council area
Hammersmith and Fulham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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 19 March 1986.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha YP 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha YP 125)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 66, hit by vehicle 1 (Yamaha YP 125)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 44, hit by vehicle 1 (Yamaha YP 125)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    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 2017010049870 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hammersmith and Fulham road accident statistics for 2017.