Serious A103 crash in Islington on 27 December 2021 at 02:55 involving a Ford Mondeo
A Ford Mondeo and a Honda NSC motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A103 in Islington at 02:55 on Monday 27 December 2021. The 25-year-old male rider of the Honda NSC motorcycle was seriously injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 27 Dec 2021
- Monday, 02:55
- Vehicles
- 2
- Ford Mondeo and Honda NSC
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56021, longitude -0.115, in the N7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Islington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holloway, Islington, N7 9ST area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Islington
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2021010352014
- Council area
- Islington
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 103
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 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
- 503
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
- Wet or damp
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 28 April 2019.
Slight
Smart Fortwo crash on the A103 in Islington, 28 April 2019
1 m awayRef 2019010177639
Slight
Honda NSC crash on the A503 in Islington, 7 April 2025
1 m awayRef 2025010568408
Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A503 in Islington, 18 August 2021
1 m awayRef 2021010325143
Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A503 in Islington, 11 June 2023
2 m awayRef 2023010448386
Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A503 in Islington, 24 November 2025
2 m awayRef 2025010611390
Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A503 in Islington, 12 January 2021
2 m awayRef 2021010288420
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver age
- 21 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,560 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Vehicle 2: Honda NSC
Motorcycle 125cc and under
- Manoeuvre
- Moving off
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded and overturned
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 108 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Rider
SeriousMale, aged 25, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda NSC)
- 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 2021010352014 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 2021.