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Serious A406 crash in Enfield on 14 January 2022 at 17:11 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Kawasaki ZX motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A406 in Enfield at 17:11 on Friday 14 January 2022. The 49-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX motorcycle was seriously injured and the 62-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Jan 2022
Friday, 17:11
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Kawasaki ZX
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.61233, longitude -0.10959, in the N13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Enfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the New Southgate, Enfield, N22 8QS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010354675
Council area
Enfield
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
406
Road type
Single 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
105

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,441 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2022010354675 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Enfield road accident statistics for 2022.