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Serious unclassified road crash in the City of London EC2Y on 22 September 2021 at 16:46 involving a Renault Trafic van

A Renault Trafic van hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in the City of London at 16:46 on Wednesday 22 September 2021. A 50-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Sep 2021
Wednesday, 16:46
Vehicles
1
Renault Trafic
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51802, longitude -0.09297, in the EC2Y postcode district and within the built-up area of City and County of the City of London. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bunhill, Islington, EC1Y 0TJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021481116682
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 June 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, hit by vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, facing traffic
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2021481116682 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of London road accident statistics for 2021.