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A13 crash in Newham on 23 May 2019 at 03:00 involving a Toyota Prius taxi

A Toyota Prius taxi and a van were involved in a crash on the A13 in Newham at 03:00 on Thursday 23 May 2019. A 31-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Prius taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2019
Thursday, 03:00
Vehicles
2
Toyota Prius and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51973, longitude 0.05359, in the E6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beckton, Newham, E6 5YW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newham

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010182602
Council area
Newham
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
13
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 7 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Taxi or private hire car

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2019010182602 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newham road accident statistics for 2019.