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Serious C road crash in Harrow HA1 on 2 May 2024 at 20:50 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius hit a pedestrian on a C road in Harrow at 20:50 on Thursday 2 May 2024. A 72-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 2024
Thursday, 20:50
Vehicles
1
Toyota Prius
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.57687, longitude -0.34492, in the HA1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Harrow. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Harrow, Harrow, HA1 4DD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Harrow

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010508276
Council area
Harrow
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, hit by vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024010508276 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harrow road accident statistics for 2024.