Serious A3217 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 24 July 2022 at 11:14 involving a Skoda Kamiq
A Skoda Kamiq and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea at 11:14 on Sunday 24 July 2022. The 52-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 24 Jul 2022
- Sunday, 11:14
- Vehicles
- 2
- Skoda Kamiq and bicycle
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48919, longitude -0.16494, in the SW3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Royal Hospital, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 4SZ area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2022010390163
- 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
- 3217
- 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
- Zebra crossing
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 December 2025.
Slight
Kia Niro crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea, 31 December 2025
At the same spotRef 2025010618172
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea, 6 September 1983
9 m awayRef 1983010BC0340
Slight
Bus crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea, 21 May 1993
9 m awayRef 199301BC00185
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea, 1 July 1983
9 m awayRef 1983010BC0251
Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea, 5 March 1994
9 m awayRef 199401BC00064
Slight
Leyland National crash on the A3217 in Kensington and Chelsea, 3 August 1992
9 m awayRef 199201BC00252
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Skoda Kamiq
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- North West
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- Yes
- Engine capacity
- 999 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 52 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SeriousMale, aged 52, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 2022010390163 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.