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Unclassified road crash in Merton CR4 on 18 December 2015 at 08:25 involving a Toyota Prius taxi

A Toyota Prius taxi and a Renault Scenic were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Merton at 08:25 on Friday 18 December 2015. The 41-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Dec 2015
Friday, 08:25
Vehicles
2
Toyota Prius and Renault Scenic
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39784, longitude -0.13183, in the CR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pollards Hill, Merton, CR4 1XJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201501VW49024
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

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 201501VW49024 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 2015.