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B404 crash in Westminster on 16 August 2017 at 08:41 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a taxi were involved in a crash on the B404 in Westminster at 08:41 on Wednesday 16 August 2017. A female passenger on the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2017
Wednesday, 08:41
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and taxi
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51171, longitude -0.12715, in the WC2E postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010056443
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
404
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
402

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 1 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    745 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2017010056443 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2017.