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B145 crash in Tower Hamlets on 11 September 2025 at 22:10 involving a Mercedes E Class

A bicycle and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the B145 in Tower Hamlets at 22:10 on Thursday 11 September 2025. The 28-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet one-way street with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Sep 2025
Thursday, 22:10
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51162, longitude -0.04248, in the E1W postcode district and within the built-up area of Tower Hamlets. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Dunstan's, Tower Hamlets, E1 3NG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Tower Hamlets

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010597099
Council area
Tower Hamlets
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
145
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Second road class
B
Second road number
126

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 November 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parking
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025010597099 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.