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A4206 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 20 October 2024 at 08:57 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A Vauxhall Meriva and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A4206 in Kensington and Chelsea at 08:57 on Sunday 20 October 2024. The 35-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Meriva was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Oct 2024
Sunday, 08:57
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Meriva and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51031, longitude -0.19741, in the W11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bayswater, Westminster, W2 4NG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010538956
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
4206
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    9,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2024010538956 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 2024.