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Serious A236 crash in Merton on 16 May 2003 at 18:49 involving an Austin Mini

An Austin Mini and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A236 in Merton at 18:49 on Friday 16 May 2003. The 32-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle and a 35-year-old female passenger on the Honda motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 May 2003
Friday, 18:49
Vehicles
2
Austin Mini and Honda
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39147, longitude -0.13623, in the CR0 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Beddington, Sutton, CR0 3GS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200301VW00247
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
236
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 December 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

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 200301VW00247 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.