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Serious accident on A297, Merton on Thursday 17 December 1987

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3897 / 51°23'23"N

Longitude: -0.1885 / 0°11'18"W

OS Eastings: 526140

OS Northings: 167190

OS Grid: TQ261671

Mapcode National: GBR CJ.C4H

Mapcode Global: VHGRJ.PB6G

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID

198701VW00844

Date

Thursday 17 December 1987

Time

19:45

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Merton

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

297

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Crossroads

Second Road Class

C

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Other

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

None

Special Conditions at Site

None

Pedestrian Crossing

No physical crossing facilities within 50 metres

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 16 - 20

On main carriageway; Not in restricted lane;

Going ahead other

Front

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Crossing from driver's offside

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

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