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Serious B286 crash in Merton on 30 March 2024 at 15:46 involving a bicycle

A bicycle crashed on the B286 in Merton at 15:46 on Saturday 30 March 2024. The 40-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Mar 2024
Saturday, 15:46
Vehicles
1
Bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40485, longitude -0.21595, in the SW20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Raynes Park, Merton, SW20 8EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Merton

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010504233
Council area
Merton
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
286
Road type
Roundabout
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
Central refuge, no other controls

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 April 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024010504233 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 2024.