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Serious C road crash in Camden N1C on 19 November 2024 at 19:42 involving a Kia Sportage taxi

A car and a Kia Sportage taxi were involved in a crash on a C road in Camden at 19:42 on Tuesday 19 November 2024. The 32-year-old male driver of the Kia Sportage taxi was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Nov 2024
Tuesday, 19:42
Vehicles
2
Car and Kia Sportage
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53325, longitude -0.12652, in the N1C postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010544565
Council area
Camden
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Sportage

    Taxi or private hire car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Kia Sportage)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2024010544565 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 2024.