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A217 crash in Merton on 9 December 2017 at 20:30 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A217 in Merton at 20:30 on Saturday 9 December 2017. The 32-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf 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
9 Dec 2017
Saturday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39821, longitude -0.17233, in the CR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ravensbury, Merton, CR4 4GL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017010076882
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
217
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 phase at traffic signal

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2017010076882 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.