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C road crash in Sutton SM1 on 7 April 2023 at 21:59 involving a Toyota Auris

A Toyota Auris, a Mitsubishi Colt and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on a C road in Sutton at 21:59 on Friday 7 April 2023. The 38-year-old male driver of the Toyota Auris was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Apr 2023
Friday, 21:59
Vehicles
3
Toyota Auris and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.36292, longitude -0.20641, in the SM1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sutton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sutton West & East Cheam, Sutton, SM1 2DW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Sutton

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023010436397
Council area
Sutton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 April 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Auris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Auris)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2023010436397 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Sutton road accident statistics for 2023.