A3212 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 14 March 2023 at 09:20 involving a Ford Transit lorry
A bicycle and a Ford Transit lorry were involved in a crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea at 09:20 on Tuesday 14 March 2023. The 33-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 14 Mar 2023
- Tuesday, 09:20
- Vehicles
- 2
- Bicycle and Ford Transit
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48343, longitude -0.16814, in the SW3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chelsea Riverside, Kensington and Chelsea, SW3 5NP area accident hotspot.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2023010432100
- Council area
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- No, reported using a self completion form
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 3212
- 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
- Raining, no high winds
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 1994.
Slight
Kawasaki ZR550 crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea, 16 August 1994
7 m awayRef 199401BS00058
Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea, 14 September 2023
19 m awayRef 2023010465965
Serious
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea, 21 October 2004
20 m awayRef 200401BS00518
Slight
Van crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea, 21 August 1997
20 m awayRef 199701BS00501
Fatal
Ford Transit crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea, 29 September 1990
20 m awayRef 199001BC00372
Slight
Piaggio ET2 crash on the A3212 in Kensington and Chelsea, 19 May 2006
20 m awayRef 200601BS70239
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Ford Transit
Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SlightMale, aged 33, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% 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 2023010432100 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.