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A306 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 12 December 2025 at 18:46 involving a Yamaha GPD motorcycle

A Yamaha GPD motorcycle and an LEVC TX taxi were involved in a crash on the A306 in Richmond upon Thames at 18:46 on Friday 12 December 2025. The 17-year-old male rider of the Yamaha GPD motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 2025
Friday, 18:46
Vehicles
2
Yamaha GPD and LEVC TX
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.47278, longitude -0.23788, in the SW13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, SW13 9HD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010615052
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
306
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha GPD

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: LEVC TX

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha GPD)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2025010615052 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2025.