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A219 crash in Wandsworth on 5 July 1992 at 12:25 involving a Volkswagen Polo

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Polo and a BMW 3 Series, were involved in a crash on the A219 in Wandsworth at 12:25 on Sunday 5 July 1992. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jul 1992
Sunday, 12:25
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Polo and 3 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45514, longitude -0.21959, in the SW15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wandsworth.

Map of where the crash happened in Wandsworth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199201WW00255
Council area
Wandsworth
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
219
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 440)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 440)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199201WW00255 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wandsworth road accident statistics for 1992.