B135 crash in Tower Hamlets on 16 November 2019 at 23:05 involving a BMW 1 Series
A BMW 1 Series crashed on the B135 in Tower Hamlets at 23:05 on Saturday 16 November 2019. The 27-year-old male driver, a passenger and a passenger were slightly injured.
It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 16 Nov 2019
- Saturday, 23:05
- Vehicles
- 1
- BMW 1 Series
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52795, longitude -0.05105, in the E2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bethnal Green West, Tower Hamlets, E2 0BA area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2019010218953
- Council area
- Tower Hamlets
- 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
- 135
- 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
- B
- Second road number
- 120
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, lighting unknown
- 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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 July 2020.
Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the B135 in Tower Hamlets, 1 July 2020
4 m awayRef 2020010254408
Slight
Bicycle crash on the B135 in Tower Hamlets, 2 March 2025
4 m awayRef 2025010562397
Slight
Bus crash on the B119 in Tower Hamlets, 18 August 1983
4 m awayRef 1983010HB0199
Serious
Volvo 240 crash on the B135 in Tower Hamlets, 27 October 2000
4 m awayRef 200001HT00996
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B119 in Tower Hamlets, 11 April 1985
4 m awayRef 198501HB00081
Slight
Bus crash on the B119 in Tower Hamlets, 22 July 1983
4 m awayRef 1983010HB0178
Vehicles involved (1)
Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series
Car
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,499 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightCar occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightCar occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% 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 2019010218953 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2019.