Skip to main content
CrashStats

B518 crash in Camden on 20 October 2018 at 19:00 involving a Mercedes A Class

A Mercedes A Class and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the B518 in Camden at 19:00 on Saturday 20 October 2018. The 39-year-old male driver of the Mercedes A Class, a female passenger in the Mercedes A Class and a female passenger in the Mercedes A Class were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Oct 2018
Saturday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Mercedes A Class and Nissan Micra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55635, longitude -0.14638, in the NW5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the Highgate, Camden, NW5 1SE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Camden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010140406
Council area
Camden
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
518
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes A Class

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,240 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes A Class)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2018010140406 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Camden road accident statistics for 2018.