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A1 crash in Islington on 25 January 2019 at 20:20 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A1 in Islington at 20:20 on Friday 25 January 2019. The 32-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Jan 2019
Friday, 20:20
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53276, longitude -0.10614, in the N1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Islington. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010159600
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual 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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 August 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    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 2019010159600 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 2019.