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B126 crash in Tower Hamlets on 23 May 2023 at 17:40 involving a Yamaha X motorcycle

A Yamaha X motorcycle and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B126 in Tower Hamlets at 17:40 on Tuesday 23 May 2023. The 30-year-old male rider of the Yamaha X motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2023
Tuesday, 17:40
Vehicles
2
Yamaha X and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51182, longitude -0.04207, in the E1W postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Dunstan's, Tower Hamlets, E1 3NG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010444939
Council area
Tower Hamlets
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
126
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
145

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 slight injury crash on 27 August 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha X

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    292 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha X)

    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 2023010444939 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2023.