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Unclassified road crash at Heathrow Airport TW19 on 20 April 2018 at 19:21 involving a Mercedes E Class taxi

A bicycle and a Mercedes E Class taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road at Heathrow Airport at 19:21 on Friday 20 April 2018. The 26-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Apr 2018
Friday, 19:21
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46207, longitude -0.48908, in the TW19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stanwell North, Spelthorne, TW19 6AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened at Heathrow Airport

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010102955
Council area
Heathrow Airport
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
London Airport (Heathrow)

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018010102955 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Heathrow Airport road accident statistics for 2018.