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Serious A400 crash in Camden on 16 August 2018 at 09:08 involving a Honda WW125 motorcycle

A Honda WW125 motorcycle, a DAF Trucks van and a Volkswagen Crafter van were involved in a crash on the A400 in Camden at 09:08 on Thursday 16 August 2018. The 46-year-old male rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet one-way street with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Aug 2018
Thursday, 09:08
Vehicles
3
Honda WW125 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52365, longitude -0.13733, in the W1T postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the West End, Westminster, W1W 6BT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Camden

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010127343
Council area
Camden
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
400
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    4,462 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Crafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda WW125)

    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 2018010127343 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Camden road accident statistics for 2018.