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B279 crash in Merton on 28 February 2025 at 14:50 involving a Mercedes AMG Class

A Mercedes AMG Class and an Isuzu Trucks Grafter van were involved in a crash on the B279 in Merton at 14:50 on Friday 28 February 2025. The 38-year-old male driver of the Mercedes AMG Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry road with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Feb 2025
Friday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Mercedes AMG Class and Isuzu Trucks Grafter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.39887, longitude -0.22892, in the SW20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Merton. It is one of the crashes that make up the West Barnes, Merton, KT3 6JX area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010561512
Council area
Merton
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
279
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes AMG Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Isuzu Trucks Grafter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,898 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes AMG Class)

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 2025010561512 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 2025.