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A24 crash in Merton on 17 November 2018 at 12:11 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Jaguar XJ Series were involved in a crash on the A24 in Merton at 12:11 on Saturday 17 November 2018. The 36-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra, a 79-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra and a 59-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2018
Saturday, 12:11
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Jaguar XJ Series
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40959, longitude -0.19244, in the SW19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lavender Fields, Merton, SW19 2SS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018010146936
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
24
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds

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 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 2018010146936 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.