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Serious A219 crash in Merton on 20 April 2016 at 22:55 involving a Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A219 in Merton at 22:55 on Wednesday 20 April 2016. The 46-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSF 600 motorcycle was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Apr 2016
Wednesday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSF 600 and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4143, longitude -0.19269, in the SW19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201601VW40191
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
219
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Other
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSF 600

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSF 600)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 201601VW40191 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.