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A239 crash in Merton on 14 September 2017 at 19:10 involving a Ford Galaxy

A Ford Galaxy and a Volkswagen Polo were involved in a crash on the A239 in Merton at 19:10 on Thursday 14 September 2017. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Galaxy was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Sep 2017
Thursday, 19:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Galaxy and Volkswagen Polo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39714, longitude -0.18991, in the SM4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Helier, Merton, SM4 5LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010062269
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
239
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 November 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    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 2017010062269 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 2017.