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A1203 crash in Tower Hamlets on 16 November 2020 at 21:25 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Mitsubishi Outlander were involved in a crash on the A1203 in Tower Hamlets at 21:25 on Monday 16 November 2020. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Nov 2020
Monday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Mitsubishi Outlander
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5088, longitude -0.03237, in the E14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Poplar, Tower Hamlets, E14 6JJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020010279836
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1203
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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, 16 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 January 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Outlander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Outlander)

    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 2020010279836 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 2020.