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A404 crash in Westminster on 11 January 2018 at 17:28 involving a Mercedes E Class taxi

A Mercedes E Class taxi and a Honda SH125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A404 in Westminster at 17:28 on Thursday 11 January 2018. The 58-year-old male rider of the Honda SH125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jan 2018
Thursday, 17:28
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Honda SH125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51969, longitude -0.18909, in the W2 postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bayswater, Westminster, W2 4NG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010083027
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
404
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
411

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 August 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda SH125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda SH125)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018010083027 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 2018.