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A1261 crash in Tower Hamlets on 20 December 2018 at 07:28 involving a Mercedes C Class

A motorcycle, a Mercedes C Class and a Toyota Auris were involved in a crash on the A1261 in Tower Hamlets at 07:28 on Thursday 20 December 2018. The 36-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2018
Thursday, 07:28
Vehicles
3
Mercedes C Class and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50833, longitude -0.00422, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Poplar, Tower Hamlets, E14 0ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010153390
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1261
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

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

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Auris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    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 2018010153390 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.