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B134 crash in Tower Hamlets on 5 December 2017 at 13:45 involving a Honda SH125 motorcycle

A Honda SH125 motorcycle and a taxi were involved in a crash on the B134 in Tower Hamlets at 13:45 on Tuesday 5 December 2017. The 21-year-old male rider of the Honda SH125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2017
Tuesday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Honda SH125 and taxi
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52385, longitude -0.07158, in the E1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Spitalfields & Banglatown, Tower Hamlets, E1 6RT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010075507
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
134
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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 August 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda SH125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda SH125)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017010075507 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2017.