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Driving from the north east back to Worcester on Sunday night we had a slight accident.
As we were going along had seen a large patch of standing water and commented to the other half on it and backed off the throttle. As I backed off car went light and that was it.
We span 180 and ended up facing a lorry in lane one before it collected us and we effectivly started getting pushed along in a T-Bone fasion. Lorry grill pushing my drivers door.
We then got rolled over and as we went over the lorry went over the car and as we came from under the lorry we flipped over again.
My friend in the back seat crawled out through a back window, my fiancee and me crawled out through a door which was pried open by people that had stopped.
We all were mobile and generally ok. I have some cracked ribs from the inpact with the stearing wheel and roof pushing me down.
Fiancee came away the lightest with a scrapped shin and somewhat tender.
My friend came away with internal brusing and aching.
They rate RTA on a 1 - 10 scale and according to the fire brigade we were a "holy s
t, you 3 came out of that".
If we had been in the mrs's corsa we all feel the outcome would of been very different and I probably wouldn't be writing this.
Guess I'll have to start the fun process with this insurance and see how good they are.
Picture of the car at the recovery yard (engines intact, its just the rest of it is a bit shall we say damaged)
As we were going along had seen a large patch of standing water and commented to the other half on it and backed off the throttle. As I backed off car went light and that was it.
We span 180 and ended up facing a lorry in lane one before it collected us and we effectivly started getting pushed along in a T-Bone fasion. Lorry grill pushing my drivers door.
We then got rolled over and as we went over the lorry went over the car and as we came from under the lorry we flipped over again.
My friend in the back seat crawled out through a back window, my fiancee and me crawled out through a door which was pried open by people that had stopped.
We all were mobile and generally ok. I have some cracked ribs from the inpact with the stearing wheel and roof pushing me down.
Fiancee came away the lightest with a scrapped shin and somewhat tender.
My friend came away with internal brusing and aching.
They rate RTA on a 1 - 10 scale and according to the fire brigade we were a "holy s
t, you 3 came out of that".If we had been in the mrs's corsa we all feel the outcome would of been very different and I probably wouldn't be writing this.
Guess I'll have to start the fun process with this insurance and see how good they are.
Picture of the car at the recovery yard (engines intact, its just the rest of it is a bit shall we say damaged)
For a heavy car I was supprised at how badly the standing water affected it.
More pics can be found here : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=132276&l...
We have been really lucky, car in all fairness held up well considering. The question is what do I replace it with.
More pics can be found here : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=132276&l...
We have been really lucky, car in all fairness held up well considering. The question is what do I replace it with.
There is one part of the rear tyre which has VERY little tread left on it in one patch, I assume it must of been scrubbed away as we were pushed sideways.
I had a good look at it in the yard as I was somewhat shocked at it when i seen it. Rest of the tyre is fine full tread etc just that one patch.
I had a good look at it in the yard as I was somewhat shocked at it when i seen it. Rest of the tyre is fine full tread etc just that one patch.
Yeah tyres where all legal, they where getting to the point to be replaced but where definalty within the limits.
Police didn't seem like they where on a witch hunt or anything, same evening there had been a couple of other accidents from the same thing. In the hospital there was a couple brought in with head injuries after aqua planeing just like we had.
Hospital couldn't believe what they seen when they checked us out after been shown the pictures we took.
Ended up not getting the LSD done over the weekend, tho Im sure I left some nice black lines from all 4 wheels as we got pushed along.
From what others have said it does seem that these heavy cars don't seem to like standing water too much. None of us from in the car doubt the car was the main reason we walked (well crawled) out though. Car did us proud.
Not sure whats happening to the bits from the car yet Bonnie, when I find out whats happening you can have dibs on the wheel
Police didn't seem like they where on a witch hunt or anything, same evening there had been a couple of other accidents from the same thing. In the hospital there was a couple brought in with head injuries after aqua planeing just like we had.
Hospital couldn't believe what they seen when they checked us out after been shown the pictures we took.
Ended up not getting the LSD done over the weekend, tho Im sure I left some nice black lines from all 4 wheels as we got pushed along.
From what others have said it does seem that these heavy cars don't seem to like standing water too much. None of us from in the car doubt the car was the main reason we walked (well crawled) out though. Car did us proud.
Not sure whats happening to the bits from the car yet Bonnie, when I find out whats happening you can have dibs on the wheel
errrr....yeah Had the police on the phone today, they where giving me the details of the lorry driver etc.
Also informed me as far as their report is concerned it was an accident, one of them unfortunate incidents with a rear wheel drive car and a stupid amount of standing water.
So lets see how good A-Plan are/their underwriters.
Also informed me as far as their report is concerned it was an accident, one of them unfortunate incidents with a rear wheel drive car and a stupid amount of standing water.
So lets see how good A-Plan are/their underwriters.
Yeah none of the airbags deployed.
As has been said it wasn't such bad inpact, we just got a tad unlucky and rolled.
I'm glad the drivers airbag never deployed tho, as it could well of done my chest more damage than good.
Still waiting for anything from the insurance
, will be giving them a ring later on today/tommorow as need to sort out some insurance on a stop gap car till they insult me for the 'ro.
As has been said it wasn't such bad inpact, we just got a tad unlucky and rolled.
I'm glad the drivers airbag never deployed tho, as it could well of done my chest more damage than good.
Still waiting for anything from the insurance
, will be giving them a ring later on today/tommorow as need to sort out some insurance on a stop gap car till they insult me for the 'ro.Gassing Station | HSV & Monaro | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff