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B159 crash in Waltham Forest on 23 August 2022 at 21:10 involving a bicycle

Two bicycles were involved in a crash on the B159 in Waltham Forest at 21:10 on Tuesday 23 August 2022. The female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights on a road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 2022
Tuesday, 21:10
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and another
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57655, longitude -0.0077, in the E10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hoe Street, Waltham Forest, E17 9DB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010406654
Council area
Waltham Forest
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
159
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 2022010406654 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waltham Forest road accident statistics for 2022.