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Fatal A503 crash in Islington on 16 April 2022 at 00:29 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A503 in Islington at 00:29 on Saturday 16 April 2022. The 50-year-old male cyclist was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Apr 2022
Saturday, 00:29
Vehicles
2
Volvo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56456, longitude -0.10489, in the N4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Haringey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brownswood, Hackney, N4 2HG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010371053
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
503
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
1201

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    9,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022010371053 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 2022.