Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision at the borders of Barnes & Putney.

At 03:08 on 31 December 2006, a collision occurred in Queens Ride, SW13 j/w Common Road (Barnes Common) involving a VW Golf and a lamp post.

The driver of the VW Golf - aged in his 20s - died at the scene. We await formal identification. A post-mortem will be scheduled in due course.

A few minutes prior to the collision, the VW Golf had been involved in a minor collision with a Mercedes car.

Police are seeking any witnesses to either collision to contact Hampton Traffic Garage, Collision Investigation Unit on 020 8941 9011.