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A308 crash in Kensington and Chelsea on 14 May 2025 at 11:25 involving a Volkswagen T-Cross

A Volkswagen T-Cross, a Mercedes E Class taxi and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on the A308 in Kensington and Chelsea at 11:25 on Wednesday 14 May 2025. The 44-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen T-Cross was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 May 2025
Wednesday, 11:25
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen T-Cross and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.48008, longitude -0.18618, in the SW10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sands End, Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 2QB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010575136
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
308
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
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen T-Cross

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Mini Cooper

    Car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen T-Cross)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025010575136 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 2025.