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Serious B286 crash in Merton on 27 February 2018 at 16:20 involving a bicycle

A bicycle and an agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the B286 in Merton at 16:20 on Tuesday 27 February 2018. The 78-year-old female cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Feb 2018
Tuesday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and agricultural vehicle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40175, longitude -0.19763, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010092932
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
286
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
A
Second road number
24

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018010092932 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 2018.