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B140 crash in Tower Hamlets on 2 August 2018 at 14:50 involving a Honda Civic

A Honda Civic and a Chevrolet Aveo were involved in a crash on the B140 in Tower Hamlets at 14:50 on Thursday 2 August 2018. The 26-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Aug 2018
Thursday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Honda Civic and Chevrolet Aveo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51734, longitude -0.03207, in the E3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bromley South, Tower Hamlets, E3 3RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010124713
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
140
Road type
Single carriageway
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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Civic

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,493 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Chevrolet Aveo

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,206 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018010124713 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 2018.