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Serious A307 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 24 May 2025 at 14:26 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus hit a pedestrian on the A307 in Richmond upon Thames at 14:26 on Saturday 24 May 2025. A 24-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry road with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 May 2025
Saturday, 14:26
Vehicles
1
Volvo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46166, longitude -0.30311, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010576809
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
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
307
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    9,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% least 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 2025010576809 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.