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Unclassified road crash in the City of London EC1A on 6 May 2025 at 08:18 involving a van

A van and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the City of London at 08:18 on Tuesday 6 May 2025. The 31-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 May 2025
Tuesday, 08:18
Vehicles
2
Van and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51758, longitude -0.10608, in the EC1A postcode district and within the built-up area of City and County of the City of London. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025481632127
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single 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
Second road class
B
Second road number
500

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)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2025481632127 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the City of London road accident statistics for 2025.