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A298 crash in Merton on 23 May 2007 at 13:40 involving a Mitsubishi

Six vehicles, including a Mitsubishi and two BMW 3 Series cars, were involved in a crash on the A298 in Merton at 13:40 on Wednesday 23 May 2007. A 67-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2, the 45-year-old male driver of vehicle 4 and the 38-year-old male driver of the Audi TT were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2007
Wednesday, 13:40
Vehicles
6
Mitsubishi and 5 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40672, longitude -0.2321, in the SW20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Raynes Park, Merton, KT3 4PR area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200701VW40170
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
298
Road type
Dual 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
17%
Estimated chance it was slight
83%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 8 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,470 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,895 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,868 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 5: Audi TT

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Audi TT)

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 200701VW40170 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 2007.