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B286 crash in Merton on 8 September 2018 at 19:07 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the B286 in Merton at 19:07 on Saturday 8 September 2018. A female passenger in the Mercedes C Class, a female passenger in the Mercedes C Class and a male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were 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
8 Sep 2018
Saturday, 19:07
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.4015, longitude -0.19851, 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
2018010131522
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018010131522 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.