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B161 crash in Waltham Forest on 13 July 2021 at 17:10 involving a Peugeot 207

A Peugeot 207 and a Volkswagen Scirocco were involved in a crash on the B161 in Waltham Forest at 17:10 on Tuesday 13 July 2021. The 59-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 207 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Jul 2021
Tuesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 207 and Volkswagen Scirocco
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.55568, longitude 0.02084, in the E7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cann Hall, Waltham Forest, E11 3EP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021010318939
Council area
Waltham Forest
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
161
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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 serious injury crash on 26 February 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Scirocco

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 207)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021010318939 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Waltham Forest road accident statistics for 2021.