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Serious C road crash in Merton CR4 on 8 July 2009 at 20:45 involving a BMW 5 Series

A BMW 5 Series and a Volkswagen Sharan were involved in a crash on a C road in Merton at 20:45 on Wednesday 8 July 2009. The 31-year-old male driver of the BMW 5 Series and a 38-year-old male passenger in the BMW 5 Series were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jul 2009
Wednesday, 20:45
Vehicles
2
BMW 5 Series and Volkswagen Sharan
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40832, longitude -0.17797, in the CR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lavender Fields, Merton, SW19 2SS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200901TE00084
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Sharan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200901TE00084 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 2009.