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Serious A501 crash in Westminster on 26 December 2019 at 15:23 involving a BMW i3

A BMW i3 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A501 in Westminster at 15:23 on Thursday 26 December 2019. The 55-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Dec 2019
Thursday, 15:23
Vehicles
2
BMW i3 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52309, longitude -0.15116, in the W1U postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Regent's Park, Westminster, NW1 5LF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010227311
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
501
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW i3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019010227311 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2019.