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Serious A305 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 23 July 2025 at 22:00 involving a Toyota Prius

A bicycle and a Toyota Prius were involved in a crash on the A305 in Richmond upon Thames at 22:00 on Wednesday 23 July 2025. The 16-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Jul 2025
Wednesday, 22:00
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Toyota Prius
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44529, longitude -0.33193, in the TW1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Twickenham Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW1 1BE 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
2025010588478
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
305
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Prius

    Car

    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025010588478 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.