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Serious A598 crash in Camden on 27 September 2019 at 07:35 involving a Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle

A Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle, a Ford Transit van and a goods vehicle were involved in a crash on the A598 in Camden at 07:35 on Friday 27 September 2019. The 57-year-old male rider of the Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Sep 2019
Friday, 07:35
Vehicles
3
Triumph Sprint ST 1050 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55952, longitude -0.19702, in the NW3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnet. It is one of the crashes that make up the Frognal, Camden, NW3 7NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Camden

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010208741
Council area
Camden
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
598
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
A
Second road number
41

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Sprint ST 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Sprint ST 1050)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2019010208741 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Camden road accident statistics for 2019.