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Unclassified road crash in the City of London EC4A on 24 May 2018 at 06:20 involving a Volkswagen Sharan taxi

A Volkswagen Sharan taxi and a Honda NC 750 SA motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of London at 06:20 on Thursday 24 May 2018. The 53-year-old male rider of the Honda NC 750 SA motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2018
Thursday, 06:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Sharan and Honda NC 750 SA
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51424, longitude -0.10893, in the EC4A postcode district and within the built-up area of City and County of the City of London. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018480306117
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
4

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Sharan

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Honda NC 750 SA

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    745 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Honda NC 750 SA)

    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 2018480306117 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of London road accident statistics for 2018.