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A1209 crash in Tower Hamlets on 19 August 2025 at 23:30 involving a Toyota Prius

A Toyota Prius and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A1209 in Tower Hamlets at 23:30 on Tuesday 19 August 2025. The 25-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Aug 2025
Tuesday, 23:30
Vehicles
2
Toyota Prius and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.52621, longitude -0.06702, in the E2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bethnal Green West, Tower Hamlets, E2 0BA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010592865
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1209
Road type
Dual 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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 28 August 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    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

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2025010592865 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.