A104 crash in Waltham Forest on 2 May 2023 at 16:50 involving a Renault Megane
A Renault Megane and a BMW 7 Series were involved in a crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest at 16:50 on Tuesday 2 May 2023. The 28-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 2 May 2023
- Tuesday, 16:50
- Vehicles
- 2
- Renault Megane and BMW 7 Series
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.58401, longitude 0.00616, in the E17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wood Street, Waltham Forest, E17 3NB area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2023010441180
- Council area
- Waltham Forest
- 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
- 104
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- A
- Second road number
- 1007
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 2006.
Slight
Yamaha NXC 125 crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest, 10 April 2006
5 m awayRef 200601JC30158
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest, 23 February 1987
12 m awayRef 198701JC00096
Slight
Volvo crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest, 27 September 2005
15 m awayRef 200501JC30679
Slight
Kawasaki crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest, 1 November 2000
15 m awayRef 200001JC00931
Slight
Honda Prelude crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest, 2 September 2002
19 m awayRef 200201JC00552
Serious
Renault Clio crash on the A104 in Waltham Forest, 20 January 2013
19 m awayRef 201301JC30024
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Renault Megane
Car
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 28 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,618 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Vehicle 2: BMW 7 Series
Car
- First point of impact
- Front
- Engine capacity
- 2,993 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% least deprived
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightCar occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- 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 2023010441180 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 2023.