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Fatal B272 crash in Sutton on 14 January 2006 at 03:16 involving a Mitsubishi Colt

A Mitsubishi Colt crashed on the B272 in Sutton at 03:16 on Saturday 14 January 2006. A 15-year-old male passenger was killed and the 32-year-old male driver and an 18-year-old male passenger were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Jan 2006
Saturday, 03:16
Vehicles
1
Mitsubishi Colt
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35084, longitude -0.13702, in the SM6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sutton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wallington South, Sutton, SM6 9NU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sutton

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200601TE00006
Council area
Sutton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
272
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 March 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Colt)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Colt)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Colt)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200601TE00006 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sutton road accident statistics for 2006.