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Serious C road crash in Kensington and Chelsea SW7 on 4 October 2025 at 05:50 involving a BYD Enviro bus

A BYD Enviro bus and a bicycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Kensington and Chelsea at 05:50 on Saturday 4 October 2025. The 18-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Oct 2025
Saturday, 05:50
Vehicles
2
BYD Enviro and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.49393, longitude -0.17785, in the SW7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kensington and Chelsea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brompton & Hans Town, Kensington and Chelsea, SW7 2PA area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010601644
Council area
Kensington and Chelsea
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

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

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less 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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 April 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BYD Enviro

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2025010601644 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kensington and Chelsea road accident statistics for 2025.