Serious crash on the A1205 in Tower Hamlets - 20 Oct 2025

Accident reference 2025010606157

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Monday 20 October 2025 at 15:20 a serious collision occurred near A1205, Tower Hamlets involving 1 vehicle (bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as raining no high winds. Road surface conditions were wet or damp. Lighting was described as daylight. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 20 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: Crossroads
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 51.517260, -0.029700

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025010606157
Police Reference 010606157
Date & Time
Monday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Metropolitan Police
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road A1205
Second Road A1205
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 20 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E09000030
Current Highway Authority E09000030
LSOA Code E01004271

Junction Information

Junction Detail Crossroads
Junction Control Auto traffic signal

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Raining no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Wet or damp

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 1
Adjusted Slight Casualties 0

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Unknown (self reported)

Driver Information

Sex Unknown
Journey Purpose Not known

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 16
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, not crossing
Pedestrian Movement Unknown or other
IMD Decile 3 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.