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B520 crash in Camden on 24 July 2023 at 22:30 involving a Honda WW125 motorcycle

A Honda WW125 motorcycle and a Volkswagen Transporter van were involved in a crash on the B520 in Camden at 22:30 on Monday 24 July 2023. The 40-year-old male rider of the Honda WW125 motorcycle was slightly 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
Slight
Date
24 Jul 2023
Monday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Honda WW125 and Volkswagen Transporter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54794, longitude -0.19111, in the NW6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Hampstead, Camden, NW6 1PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Camden

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010457076
Council area
Camden
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
520
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
B
Second road number
510

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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 13 November 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Honda WW125)

    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 2023010457076 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Camden road accident statistics for 2023.