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B402 crash in Westminster on 18 May 2022 at 17:13 involving a Yamaha GPD motorcycle

A Yamaha GPD motorcycle and an LEVC TX taxi were involved in a crash on the B402 in Westminster at 17:13 on Wednesday 18 May 2022. The 26-year-old male rider of the Yamaha GPD motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 May 2022
Wednesday, 17:13
Vehicles
2
Yamaha GPD and LEVC TX
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51188, longitude -0.12728, in the WC2H postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010377499
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
B
First road number
402
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
404

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha GPD

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: LEVC TX

    Taxi or private hire car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha GPD)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2022010377499 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.