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B279 crash in Merton on 21 August 1996 at 11:00 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B279 in Merton at 11:00 on Wednesday 21 August 1996. The 12-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Aug 1996
Wednesday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39135, longitude -0.22293, in the SM4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199601VW00517
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
279
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    88 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, 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 199601VW00517 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Merton road accident statistics for 1996.