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B135 crash in Tower Hamlets on 3 July 2025 at 16:15 involving a Volvo XC40

A Volvo XC40, an Audi A6 and a Volvo XC90 were involved in a crash on the B135 in Tower Hamlets at 16:15 on Thursday 3 July 2025. A 50-year-old male passenger in the Volvo XC40 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
3 Jul 2025
Thursday, 16:15
Vehicles
3
Volvo XC40 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53104, longitude -0.03922, in the E3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bethnal Green East, Tower Hamlets, E2 0FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010584488
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
135
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 April 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo XC40

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo XC90

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo XC40)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 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 2025010584488 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Tower Hamlets road accident statistics for 2025.