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Serious B318 crash in Hammersmith and Fulham on 18 November 2022 at 20:00 involving a Mercedes Vito taxi

A bicycle and a Mercedes Vito taxi were involved in a crash on the B318 in Hammersmith and Fulham at 20:00 on Friday 18 November 2022. The 52-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Nov 2022
Friday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes Vito
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47853, longitude -0.19373, in the SW6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hammersmith and Fulham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Parsons Green & Sandford, Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 4AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010412005
Council area
Hammersmith and Fulham
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
318
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
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 31 January 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    First point of impact
    Back
    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% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Vito

    Taxi or private hire car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 52, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2022010412005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Hammersmith and Fulham road accident statistics for 2022.