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Unclassified road crash in Richmond upon Thames TW9 on 6 May 2025 at 15:12 involving a BYD Enviro bus

A BYD Enviro bus crashed on an unclassified road in Richmond upon Thames at 15:12 on Tuesday 6 May 2025. A 72-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2025
Tuesday, 15:12
Vehicles
1
BYD Enviro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45925, longitude -0.30403, in the TW9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, TW9 1UD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010573369
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 February 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BYD Enviro

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    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
    37 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (BYD Enviro)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Boarding
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025010573369 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2025.