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B286 crash in Merton on 29 October 2005 at 08:58 involving a Dennis bus

Two Dennis buses and a Ford Galaxy taxi were involved in a crash on the B286 in Merton at 08:58 on Saturday 29 October 2005. The 24-year-old male driver of vehicle 1, a 17-year-old male passenger in the Ford Galaxy taxi and the 49-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Oct 2005
Saturday, 08:58
Vehicles
3
Dennis and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40356, longitude -0.21353, in the SM4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cannon Hill, Merton, SM4 4DN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200501VW40397
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
286
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Galaxy

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

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 200501VW40397 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 2005.