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A5 crash in Westminster on 30 March 2023 at 22:03 involving a Yamaha X motorcycle

A Yamaha X motorcycle and a Mercedes Vito minibus were involved in a crash on the A5 in Westminster at 22:03 on Thursday 30 March 2023. The 33-year-old male rider of the Yamaha X motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Mar 2023
Thursday, 22:03
Vehicles
2
Yamaha X and Mercedes Vito
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53071, longitude -0.18432, in the W9 postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Maida Vale, Westminster, W9 1HQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010435101
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
A
First road number
5
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 5 February 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha X

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Vito

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha X)

    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 2023010435101 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 2023.