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B281 crash in Merton on 27 April 2020 at 20:20 involving a Volvo V70

A Volvo V70 and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B281 in Merton at 20:20 on Monday 27 April 2020. The male cyclist was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on a road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Apr 2020
Monday, 20:20
Vehicles
2
Volvo V70 and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.42387, longitude -0.22726, in the SW19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Village, Merton, SW19 4TQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020010246398
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
B
First road number
281
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown

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 31 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V70

    Car

    Engine capacity
    2,435 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Male, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 2020010246398 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 2020.