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A305 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 26 November 2002 at 18:18 involving a Mercedes E Class

Four vehicles, including a Mercedes E Class and a Fiat Punto, were involved in a crash on the A305 in Richmond upon Thames at 18:18 on Tuesday 26 November 2002. The 43-year-old male driver of the Fiat Punto, the 50-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class and a 46-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Nov 2002
Tuesday, 18:18
Vehicles
4
Mercedes E Class and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.46193, longitude -0.28611, in the TW10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Richmond upon Thames. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, TW9 4NZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200201TW00619
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
305
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    4,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200201TW00619 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2002.