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Serious A41 crash in Westminster on 1 April 2022 at 17:56 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A bicycle and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A41 in Westminster at 17:56 on Friday 1 April 2022. The 42-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Apr 2022
Friday, 17:56
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52051, longitude -0.15916, in the W1U postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Marylebone, Westminster, W1H 7HN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010369353
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
41
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 serious injury crash on 19 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2022010369353 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2022.