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Serious unclassified road crash in Richmond upon Thames TW10 on 23 August 2018 at 18:35 involving a Volkswagen Scirocco

A Volkswagen Scirocco and two bicycles were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Richmond upon Thames at 18:35 on Thursday 23 August 2018. The 27-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured and the 45-year-old male cyclist 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
Serious
Date
23 Aug 2018
Thursday, 18:35
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Scirocco and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44311, longitude -0.29299, in the TW10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW10 7AE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010128676
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 February 1998.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Scirocco

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, on vehicle 3 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018010128676 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2018.