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B358 crash in Richmond upon Thames on 16 July 2008 at 20:02 involving a Mercedes Sprinter van

A Mercedes Sprinter van and a lorry were involved in a crash on the B358 in Richmond upon Thames at 20:02 on Wednesday 16 July 2008. The 48-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was 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
16 Jul 2008
Wednesday, 20:02
Vehicles
2
Mercedes Sprinter and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.44237, longitude -0.36483, in the TW2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, TW2 6NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Richmond upon Thames

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200801TW60263
Council area
Richmond upon Thames
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
358
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
316

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
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 200801TW60263 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Richmond upon Thames road accident statistics for 2008.