Crash on the A238 in Merton - 19 Feb 2025

Accident reference 2025010560521

Slight Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 19:30 a slight collision occurred near A238, Merton involving 1 vehicle (car) and 1 casualty (1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as other. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 20 mph
  • Road type: One way street
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 51.409870, -0.229060

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025010560521
Police Reference 010560521
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Slight
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Metropolitan Police
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road A238
Second Road A238
Road Type One way street
Speed Limit 20 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E09000024
Current Highway Authority E09000024
LSOA Code E01003446

Junction Information

Junction Detail (Historic) Unknown (self reported)
Junction Control Unknown (self reported)

Pedestrian Crossing Information

Human Control (Historic) Unknown
Physical Facilities (Historic) Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing
Pedestrian Crossing Pedestrian light crossing (pelican, puffin, toucan or similar)

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Other
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions Unknown (self reported)
Carriageway Hazards None
Carriageway Hazards (Historic) None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification No
Adjusted Serious Casualties 0
Adjusted Slight Casualties 1

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Unknown (self reported)

Driver Information

Sex Unknown
Journey Purpose Not known

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Slight
Type Pedestrian
Age 20
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's offside
IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.