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A4 crash in Westminster on 2 July 2025 at 08:00 involving a Mercedes Eqe Class taxi

A bicycle and a Mercedes Eqe Class taxi were involved in a crash on the A4 in Westminster at 08:00 on Wednesday 2 July 2025. The 41-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jul 2025
Wednesday, 08:00
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes Eqe Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51194, longitude -0.11898, in the WC2B postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010584451
Council area
Westminster
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
4
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 April 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Open door of vehicle
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Eqe Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Driver age
    40 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    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 2025010584451 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 2025.