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Serious A240 crash in Kingston upon Thames on 19 May 2018 at 20:30 involving a Honda CBF125M motorcycle

A Honda CBF125M motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A240 in Kingston upon Thames at 20:30 on Saturday 19 May 2018. The 24-year-old male rider of the Honda CBF125M motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 May 2018
Saturday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Honda CBF125M and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.38449, longitude -0.29374, in the KT6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingston upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Surbiton Hill, Kingston upon Thames, KT6 6QZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kingston upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010109088
Council area
Kingston upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
240
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 June 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CBF125M

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda CBF125M)

    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 2018010109088 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kingston upon Thames road accident statistics for 2018.