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A40 crash in Hammersmith and Fulham on 7 December 2018 at 12:55 involving a Piaggio Liberty motorcycle

A Piaggio Liberty motorcycle and an Audi Q7 were involved in a crash on the A40 in Hammersmith and Fulham at 12:55 on Friday 7 December 2018. The 24-year-old female rider of the Piaggio Liberty motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2018
Friday, 12:55
Vehicles
2
Piaggio Liberty and Audi Q7
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51535, longitude -0.22227, in the W10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St. Helen's, Kensington and Chelsea, W10 6RF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010150559
Council area
Hammersmith and Fulham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
A
Second road number
3220

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 January 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio Liberty

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi Q7

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio Liberty)

    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 2018010150559 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hammersmith and Fulham road accident statistics for 2018.