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Unclassified road crash in Waltham Forest E11 on 3 May 2017 at 21:50 involving a Mercedes

A Mercedes and a BMW 1 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Waltham Forest at 21:50 on Wednesday 3 May 2017. The 35-year-old male driver of the BMW 1 Series was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet one-way street with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 May 2017
Wednesday, 21:50
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and BMW 1 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.56818, longitude 0.00894, in the E11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest. It is one of the crashes that make up the Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, E11 1RX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010035349
Council area
Waltham Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 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
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    6,370 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 1 Series)

    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 2017010035349 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waltham Forest road accident statistics for 2017.