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Serious A4090 crash in Harrow on 5 May 2002 at 04:19 involving a Mercedes 200

A Mercedes 200 and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A4090 in Harrow at 04:19 on Sunday 5 May 2002. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
5 May 2002
Sunday, 04:19
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 200 and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56387, longitude -0.36567, in the HA2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Harrow. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roxeth, Harrow, HA2 8NW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Harrow

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200201QA00309
Council area
Harrow
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4090
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

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
Special conditions at the site
Auto signal part defective
Carriageway hazards
Defective traffic signals

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,746 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 200)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 200201QA00309 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Harrow road accident statistics for 2002.