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Serious A315 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 14 October 2022 at 13:00 involving a Honda NC750 motorcycle

A Honda NC750 motorcycle and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A315 in Kensington and Chelsea at 13:00 on Friday 14 October 2022. The 56-year-old male rider of the Honda NC750 motorcycle was seriously 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
Serious
Date
14 Oct 2022
Friday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Honda NC750 and bus or coach
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50224, longitude -0.18688, in the W8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Queen's Gate, Kensington and Chelsea, SW7 4AW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kensington and Chelsea

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010404544
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
315
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
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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 slight injury crash on 8 December 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda NC750

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    745 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda NC750)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2022010404544 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.