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A236 crash in Merton on 17 December 2020 at 13:27 involving a Toyota Prius taxi

A Toyota Prius taxi and a goods vehicle were involved in a crash on the A236 in Merton at 13:27 on Thursday 17 December 2020. The 43-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Dec 2020
Thursday, 13:27
Vehicles
2
Toyota Prius and goods vehicle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40595, longitude -0.16529, in the CR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020010285245
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
236
Road type
One way street
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Second road class
A
Second road number
217

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius

    Taxi or private hire car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2020010285245 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.