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B278 crash in Sutton on 14 April 2018 at 12:45 involving a Nissan Note

A Nissan Note and a Kia Sorento were involved in a crash on the B278 in Sutton at 12:45 on Saturday 14 April 2018. The 30-year-old female driver of the Nissan Note was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Apr 2018
Saturday, 12:45
Vehicles
2
Nissan Note and Kia Sorento
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.35207, longitude -0.17201, in the SM5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sutton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Carshalton South & Clockhouse, Sutton, SM5 4JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sutton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010104835
Council area
Sutton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
278
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 June 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Note

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Kia Sorento

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    2,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Note)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018010104835 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sutton road accident statistics for 2018.