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A304 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 20 January 2022 at 00:50 involving a London Taxis Int. TX4

A London Taxis Int. TX4 and a Honda NSC motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A304 in Kensington and Chelsea at 00:50 on Thursday 20 January 2022. The 26-year-old male rider of the Honda NSC motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Jan 2022
Thursday, 00:50
Vehicles
2
London Taxis Int. TX4 and Honda NSC
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48269, longitude -0.18635, in the SW10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010355677
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
304
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 4 July 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX4

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda NSC

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda NSC)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2022010355677 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 2022.