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B179 crash in Waltham Forest on 2 January 2025 at 17:20 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Mercedes CLC Class were involved in a crash on the B179 in Waltham Forest at 17:20 on Thursday 2 January 2025. The 61-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jan 2025
Thursday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes CLC Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.59879, longitude -0.03984, in the E17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Waltham Forest. It is one of the crashes that make up the Higham Hill, Waltham Forest, E17 5RZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Waltham Forest

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010552020
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
B
First road number
179
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes CLC Class

    Car

    First point of impact
    Front
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025010552020 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 2025.