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A401 crash in Westminster on 13 March 2019 at 14:30 involving a Honda WW125EX2 motorcycle

A Honda WW125EX2 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A401 in Westminster at 14:30 on Wednesday 13 March 2019. The 27-year-old male rider and a 50-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2019
Wednesday, 14:30
Vehicles
1
Honda WW125EX2
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51139, longitude -0.13323, in the W1D postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010168868
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
401
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

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

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 March 2004.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda WW125EX2

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda WW125EX2)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda WW125EX2)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019010168868 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2019.