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A298 crash in Merton on 12 October 2019 at 22:10 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Mazda 6 were involved in a crash on the A298 in Merton at 22:10 on Saturday 12 October 2019. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Oct 2019
Saturday, 22:10
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Mazda 6
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40406, longitude -0.23933, in the SW20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Raynes Park, Merton, KT3 4PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019010211497
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
298
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
3

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining, 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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 November 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 6

    Car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019010211497 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 2019.