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A12 crash in Tower Hamlets on 2 April 2021 at 17:10 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A bicycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A12 in Tower Hamlets at 17:10 on Friday 2 April 2021. The 22-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Apr 2021
Friday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53841, longitude -0.02603, in the E3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bow East, Tower Hamlets, E3 2RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021010299772
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
A
First road number
12
Road type
Single 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
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2021010299772 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 2021.