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B308 crash in Westminster on 17 November 2022 at 10:20 involving a Mercedes Vito minibus

A Mercedes Vito minibus and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on the B308 in Westminster at 10:20 on Thursday 17 November 2022. The 37-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Vito minibus was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2022
Thursday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Vito and Scania
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50722, longitude -0.12628, in the WC2N 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
2022010411756
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
308
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Vito

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Engine capacity
    12,740 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Vito)

    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 2022010411756 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.