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A401 crash in Westminster on 11 November 2025 at 16:00 involving a Yamaha MT motorcycle

A Yamaha MT motorcycle and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A401 in Westminster at 16:00 on Tuesday 11 November 2025. The 37-year-old rider of the Yamaha MT motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Nov 2025
Tuesday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Yamaha MT and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51231, longitude -0.13108, in the W1D postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010609014
Council area
Westminster
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
401
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 December 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha MT

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    4,760 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Aged 37, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha MT)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025010609014 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2025.