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A4206 crash in Westminster on 11 December 2024 at 00:00 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A4206 in Westminster at 00:00 on Wednesday 11 December 2024. A 62-year-old male passenger in the Volvo bus was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2024
Wednesday, 00:00
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51831, longitude -0.17973, in the W2 postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Little Venice, Westminster, W2 1LH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010548547
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    5,132 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2024010548547 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2024.