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A3220 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 26 August 2023 at 18:40 involving a Nissan Leaf taxi

A Nissan Leaf taxi and a Yamaha GPD motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A3220 in Kensington and Chelsea at 18:40 on Saturday 26 August 2023. The 59-year-old male driver of the Nissan Leaf taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet one-way street with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Aug 2023
Saturday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Nissan Leaf and Yamaha GPD
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50518, longitude -0.21724, in the W12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kensington and Chelsea

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010462578
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
3220
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
402

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Leaf

    Taxi or private hire car

    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha GPD

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Leaf)

    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 2023010462578 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.