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A3220 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 4 November 2021 at 18:00 involving a Mercedes V Class taxi

A Mercedes V Class taxi and a BMW X5 were involved in a crash on the A3220 in Kensington and Chelsea at 18:00 on Thursday 4 November 2021. A 33-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes V Class taxi and the 28-year-old male driver of the Mercedes V Class taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Nov 2021
Thursday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes V Class and BMW X5
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48215, longitude -0.17342, in the SW3 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kensington and Chelsea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021010341785
Council area
Kensington and Chelsea
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3220
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
3220

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 3 April 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes V Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes V Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes V Class)

    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 2021010341785 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kensington and Chelsea road accident statistics for 2021.