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A238 crash in Merton on 27 July 2022 at 07:30 involving a Chevrolet Matiz

A Chevrolet Matiz and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A238 in Merton at 07:30 on Wednesday 27 July 2022. The male cyclist was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Jul 2022
Wednesday, 07:30
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Matiz and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.41467, longitude -0.24909, in the SW20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Coombe Hill, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022010390794
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
238
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 September 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Matiz

    Car

    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    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 2022010390794 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 2022.