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Unclassified road crash in Merton SM4 on 13 May 2003 at 17:00 involving a Honda CB500 motorcycle

A Honda CB500 motorcycle and a Rover 400 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merton at 17:00 on Tuesday 13 May 2003. The 40-year-old male rider of the Honda CB500 motorcycle was 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
13 May 2003
Tuesday, 17:00
Vehicles
2
Honda CB500 and Rover 400 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39103, longitude -0.22379, in the SM4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lower Morden, Merton, SM4 4JR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301VW00238
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 May 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CB500

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Honda CB500)

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 200301VW00238 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 2003.