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Serious B321 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 23 February 2021 at 08:30 involving a Toyota Prius taxi

A bicycle and a Toyota Prius taxi were involved in a crash on the B321 in Richmond upon Thames at 08:30 on Tuesday 23 February 2021. The 49-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Feb 2021
Tuesday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Toyota Prius
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45418, longitude -0.29985, in the TW10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW10 6RN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021010293857
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
321
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
322

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 15 January 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2021010293857 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2021.