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B121 crash in Tower Hamlets on 28 June 2022 at 17:59 involving a Mercedes GLC Class

A taxi and a Mercedes GLC Class were involved in a crash on the B121 in Tower Hamlets at 17:59 on Tuesday 28 June 2022. The 55-year-old male driver of the taxi and a 22-year-old female passenger in the taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jun 2022
Tuesday, 17:59
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Mercedes GLC Class
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51901, longitude -0.04666, in the E1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Dunstan's, Tower Hamlets, E1 3NG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010385294
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
121
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
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 25 October 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes GLC Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2022010385294 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2022.