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Serious B415 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 27 January 2023 at 22:10 involving a Honda WW125 motorcycle

A Honda WW125 motorcycle and a taxi were involved in a crash on the B415 in Kensington and Chelsea at 22:10 on Friday 27 January 2023. The 32-year-old male rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Jan 2023
Friday, 22:10
Vehicles
2
Honda WW125 and taxi
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51268, longitude -0.20329, in the W11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Norland, Kensington and Chelsea, W11 2LG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010423940
Council area
Kensington and Chelsea
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
415
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
Central refuge, no other controls

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda WW125)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023010423940 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 2023.