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A406 crash in Brent on 18 August 2025 at 17:43 involving a Citroen Dispatch lorry

A Citroen Dispatch lorry and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A406 in Brent at 17:43 on Monday 18 August 2025. The 34-year-old male driver of the Citroen Dispatch lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Aug 2025
Monday, 17:43
Vehicles
2
Citroen Dispatch and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55897, longitude -0.25343, in the NW10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brent. It is one of the crashes that make up the Welsh Harp, Brent, NW10 0HY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Brent

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010592986
Council area
Brent
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
406
Road type
Slip road
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
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 March 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Dispatch

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    First point of impact
    Back
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Citroen Dispatch)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025010592986 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Brent road accident statistics for 2025.