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B229 crash in Wandsworth on 30 September 2024 at 08:55 involving a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle

A Piaggio Vespa motorcycle and a Mercedes GLC Class were involved in a crash on the B229 in Wandsworth at 08:55 on Monday 30 September 2024. The 18-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Sep 2024
Monday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Piaggio Vespa and Mercedes GLC Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.45745, longitude -0.1701, in the SW11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wandsworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, SW18 3RS area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024010535332
Council area
Wandsworth
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
229
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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

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, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 December 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes GLC Class

    Car

    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Engine capacity
    1,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Piaggio Vespa)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2024010535332 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wandsworth road accident statistics for 2024.