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Serious A40 crash in the City of London on 30 October 2025 at 18:40 involving a Peugeot 2008

A Peugeot 2008 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A40 in the City of London at 18:40 on Thursday 30 October 2025. The 34-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Oct 2025
Thursday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 2008 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.51769, longitude -0.10757, in the EC1N postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the City of London

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025481717497
Council area
City of London
Police force
City of London
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
40
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
4

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
Dry

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 2008

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious

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 2025481717497 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.