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B304 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 15 March 2019 at 08:36 involving a Mercedes E Class taxi

A bicycle and a Mercedes E Class taxi were involved in a crash on the B304 in Kensington and Chelsea at 08:36 on Friday 15 March 2019. The 25-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Mar 2019
Friday, 08:36
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48516, longitude -0.16845, in the SW3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010169230
Council area
Kensington and Chelsea
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
304
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 January 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2019010169230 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kensington and Chelsea road accident statistics for 2019.