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Fatal A1 crash in Barnet on 19 September 2025 at 16:07 involving a BMW R Series motorcycle

A BMW R Series motorcycle and a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque were involved in a crash on the A1 in Barnet at 16:07 on Friday 19 September 2025. The 52-year-old male rider of the BMW R Series motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Sep 2025
Friday, 16:07
Vehicles
2
BMW R Series and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59283, longitude -0.2124, in the NW4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnet. It is one of the crashes that make up the Finchley Church End, Barnet, N3 3DY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnet

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010598518
Council area
Barnet
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R Series

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least 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 2025010598518 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnet road accident statistics for 2025.