B325 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 16 April 2019 at 17:40 involving a Mazda MX-5
A Mazda MX-5 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea at 17:40 on Tuesday 16 April 2019. The 26-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 16 Apr 2019
- Tuesday, 17:40
- Vehicles
- 2
- Mazda MX-5 and bicycle
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49769, longitude -0.18375, in the SW7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queen's Gate, Kensington and Chelsea, SW7 4AW area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2019010175480
- Council area
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 325
- 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
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- No physical crossing facility within 50 m
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Raining, 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 3 January 2020.
Slight
Van crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea, 3 January 2020
1 m awayRef 2020010228522
Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea, 17 January 2012
2 m awayRef 201201BS70005
Slight
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea, 3 June 2011
2 m awayRef 201101BS70251
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea, 22 May 1985
2 m awayRef 198501BD00173
Slight
Suzuki GSF 600 crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea, 1 October 2003
2 m awayRef 200301BS00567
Slight
Honda C90 crash on the B325 in Kensington and Chelsea, 4 February 1994
2 m awayRef 199401BD00037
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning left
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- East
- 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
- 62 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,798 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- 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
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 26 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 26, on vehicle 2 (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 2019010175480 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.