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Serious A201 crash in the City of London on 17 December 2019 at 20:58 involving a Honda SH125 motorcycle

A bicycle and a Honda SH125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A201 in the City of London at 20:58 on Tuesday 17 December 2019. The 26-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male rider of the Honda SH125 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Dec 2019
Tuesday, 20:58
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Honda SH125
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51568, longitude -0.10467, in the EC4A postcode district and within the built-up area of City and County of the City of London. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of London

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019480951182
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
201
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda SH125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda SH125)

    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 2019480951182 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of London road accident statistics for 2019.