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B272 crash in Merton on 12 December 2016 at 16:40 involving a Honda WW125 motorcycle

A Honda WW125 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the B272 in Merton at 16:40 on Monday 12 December 2016. A 41-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 2016
Monday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Honda WW125
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41026, longitude -0.14108, in the SW16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Longthornton, Merton, CR4 1ET area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016010006509
Council area
Merton
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 September 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda WW125)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 2016010006509 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 2016.