Gallardo crash on M8
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A fatal crash unfortunately, involving a Gallardo on the M8 last night....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7829998.stm
...posted in this relevant forum for purposes of info only, i.e. not gloating or any of the usual nonsense
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7829998.stm
...posted in this relevant forum for purposes of info only, i.e. not gloating or any of the usual nonsense
Very sad.
Not suggesting that it was the case here but sometimes people seem think that having 4 wheel drive and traction control means you dont need to adapt your driving to the weather and road conditions. You cant change the laws of physics so drive carefully in these cold dark months.
Not suggesting that it was the case here but sometimes people seem think that having 4 wheel drive and traction control means you dont need to adapt your driving to the weather and road conditions. You cant change the laws of physics so drive carefully in these cold dark months.
Saw it on a Google alert from the Edinburgh Evening News this morning at about 9.45 and had the first call from another newspaper barely seconds later.
Later on, I had to stress to one chap from some paper or other that it was a tragic accident and my concerns were for the passengers' recovery and for the driver's family.
One radio reporter who had me record an interview for some radio station or other seemed concerned that the car may have been in some way substandard. Needless to say, I didn't enter any discussion about that other than pointing out that the Gallardo has no faults that are endemic to the car so it would not be an obvious cause of the accident.
Another reporter just wanted me to say that the Gallardo was too much for the driver, that the driver should have had extra training before driving it, that the Gallardo shouldn't have set on fire 'just like that' and a load of other dire, sensationalist crap. I was almost on the verge of hanging up before he decided he had to go... I think he may have become the rabid frothing at the mouth as presented by a female reporter in the Evening Times online, which doesn't deserve any repeat; suffice to say the in-depth research by those people has surmised that the car is like the one featured in The Dark Knight and driven by the likes of Wayne Rooney...
Another call was from a female reporter with the Daily Mail. She at least asked if I knew the driver (didn't) and his passenger (don't) and if I could imagine that there was any mechanical reasons why it might have happened. I stressed that the Gallardo is a very modern car with a high level of build quality and fitness-for-purpose, so that was extremely unlikely to have been a factor in the accident.
Everybody 'Lamborghini-wise' knows the great Carlo @ Top Gear cars in Scotland - he told me today that he was passing through the same junction only half an hour before the accident happened. He said that the road may have had some standing water but was not icy as far as he could tell.
It would be unkind and unwise to speculate on the incident further than to say it was a tragic accident with no immediately discernable fault for anybody or anything. All that's of any real importance is that a young man has lost his life, for some reason or other and that a young woman may have injuries which could be very debilitating.
God rest the driver and bless them both.
Later on, I had to stress to one chap from some paper or other that it was a tragic accident and my concerns were for the passengers' recovery and for the driver's family.
One radio reporter who had me record an interview for some radio station or other seemed concerned that the car may have been in some way substandard. Needless to say, I didn't enter any discussion about that other than pointing out that the Gallardo has no faults that are endemic to the car so it would not be an obvious cause of the accident.
Another reporter just wanted me to say that the Gallardo was too much for the driver, that the driver should have had extra training before driving it, that the Gallardo shouldn't have set on fire 'just like that' and a load of other dire, sensationalist crap. I was almost on the verge of hanging up before he decided he had to go... I think he may have become the rabid frothing at the mouth as presented by a female reporter in the Evening Times online, which doesn't deserve any repeat; suffice to say the in-depth research by those people has surmised that the car is like the one featured in The Dark Knight and driven by the likes of Wayne Rooney...
Another call was from a female reporter with the Daily Mail. She at least asked if I knew the driver (didn't) and his passenger (don't) and if I could imagine that there was any mechanical reasons why it might have happened. I stressed that the Gallardo is a very modern car with a high level of build quality and fitness-for-purpose, so that was extremely unlikely to have been a factor in the accident.
Everybody 'Lamborghini-wise' knows the great Carlo @ Top Gear cars in Scotland - he told me today that he was passing through the same junction only half an hour before the accident happened. He said that the road may have had some standing water but was not icy as far as he could tell.
It would be unkind and unwise to speculate on the incident further than to say it was a tragic accident with no immediately discernable fault for anybody or anything. All that's of any real importance is that a young man has lost his life, for some reason or other and that a young woman may have injuries which could be very debilitating.
God rest the driver and bless them both.
Edited by XXVIII on Thursday 15th January 21:50
I drove along that stretch of the M8 around 8pm last night and the weather was truely atrocious. What was fog and rain at either end was heavy snowfall on the higher ground. I don't know if things had cleared up by that time, but the standard of some of the driving I saw in those conditions beggered belief.
information via Google alert from The Scotsman as this:
Tycoon, 25, killed in Lamborghini crash
Published Date: 16 January 2009
By beth mellor and emily pykett
A MOTORIST has died after his £160,000 supercar careered off the M8 and burst into flames.
Gurcharn Singh Padda, 25, from Lenzie, on the outskirts of Glasgow, was killed at the scene after his black Lamborghini Gallardo collided with several trees. A female passenger was thrown free as the car landed on its roof.
The 29-year-old woman, who is believed to be a friend visiting Mr Padda from Dubai, was taken to Wishaw General Hospital, where she was being treated for a broken collarbone and abdominal injuries.
The accident took place at about 11:10 on Wednesday night, three-quarters of a mile west of junction four at Whitburn, West Lothian.
Police said the car, one of the fastest in Britain, was being driven westbound at the time.
There are fewer than 1,000 Gallardos in the UK, according to a Lamborghini spokeswoman.
Known to his friends and family as "Gush", Mr Padda owned a large portfolio of properties in the Glasgow area, inherited from his late father, the Kirkintilloch-based restaurateur Billy Padda.
One family member, who asked not to be named, told The Scotsman last night: "This has been a terrible and massive shock to the whole family.
"Gush had a couple of cars, but used the Lamborghini for special occasions. He had probably only had it for a year or so."
Harry Padda, 18, who was a cousin of the dead man and works at the Padda Nirmal Singh chain of supermarkets in Glasgow, said yesterday the tragedy had left the family reeling.
A floral tribute left at the scene of the crash yesterday read simply: "Gurcharn Singh Padda best brother ever."
The cause of the crash has yet to be established.
Bear Scotland, which is responsible for maintaining major roads, said that conditions on the M8 were wet but not icy on Wednesday night, with the whole road treated with salt between 9pm and 11pm. A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police yesterday confirmed that the speed the car was travelling at was a factor in the force's investigation. He added that he did not think alcohol or drugs were forming part of that inquiry.
Launched in 2003, the Lamborghini Gallardo has a huge V-10 engine and can reach 60mph from a standing start in 3.9 seconds. It has a top speed of 196mph.
Jim Dunn, motoring writer for The Scotsman, said: "Gallardos are one of the safest supercars about because of the Audi four-wheel drive system, braking and stability control.
"But the last one I drove was the Gallardo Super Legera last February, during heavy rain. I had problems with aquaplaning." The car was named Top Gear's Car of the Year in 2006 and featured in last year's Batman sequel The Dark Knight.
Among the celebrities who own a Gallardo are sports stars David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Shaquille O'Neil.
Juliet Jarvis, Lamborghini's UK press officer, said: "All fatal accidents are tragic. We do not know the detail of this incident and cannot comment."
A police spokesman said: "Obviously this is a tragic incident, and we are extremely keen to speak to any witnesses who were on the motorway last night."
Tycoon, 25, killed in Lamborghini crash
Published Date: 16 January 2009
By beth mellor and emily pykett
A MOTORIST has died after his £160,000 supercar careered off the M8 and burst into flames.
Gurcharn Singh Padda, 25, from Lenzie, on the outskirts of Glasgow, was killed at the scene after his black Lamborghini Gallardo collided with several trees. A female passenger was thrown free as the car landed on its roof.
The 29-year-old woman, who is believed to be a friend visiting Mr Padda from Dubai, was taken to Wishaw General Hospital, where she was being treated for a broken collarbone and abdominal injuries.
The accident took place at about 11:10 on Wednesday night, three-quarters of a mile west of junction four at Whitburn, West Lothian.
Police said the car, one of the fastest in Britain, was being driven westbound at the time.
There are fewer than 1,000 Gallardos in the UK, according to a Lamborghini spokeswoman.
Known to his friends and family as "Gush", Mr Padda owned a large portfolio of properties in the Glasgow area, inherited from his late father, the Kirkintilloch-based restaurateur Billy Padda.
One family member, who asked not to be named, told The Scotsman last night: "This has been a terrible and massive shock to the whole family.
"Gush had a couple of cars, but used the Lamborghini for special occasions. He had probably only had it for a year or so."
Harry Padda, 18, who was a cousin of the dead man and works at the Padda Nirmal Singh chain of supermarkets in Glasgow, said yesterday the tragedy had left the family reeling.
A floral tribute left at the scene of the crash yesterday read simply: "Gurcharn Singh Padda best brother ever."
The cause of the crash has yet to be established.
Bear Scotland, which is responsible for maintaining major roads, said that conditions on the M8 were wet but not icy on Wednesday night, with the whole road treated with salt between 9pm and 11pm. A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police yesterday confirmed that the speed the car was travelling at was a factor in the force's investigation. He added that he did not think alcohol or drugs were forming part of that inquiry.
Launched in 2003, the Lamborghini Gallardo has a huge V-10 engine and can reach 60mph from a standing start in 3.9 seconds. It has a top speed of 196mph.
Jim Dunn, motoring writer for The Scotsman, said: "Gallardos are one of the safest supercars about because of the Audi four-wheel drive system, braking and stability control.
"But the last one I drove was the Gallardo Super Legera last February, during heavy rain. I had problems with aquaplaning." The car was named Top Gear's Car of the Year in 2006 and featured in last year's Batman sequel The Dark Knight.
Among the celebrities who own a Gallardo are sports stars David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Shaquille O'Neil.
Juliet Jarvis, Lamborghini's UK press officer, said: "All fatal accidents are tragic. We do not know the detail of this incident and cannot comment."
A police spokesman said: "Obviously this is a tragic incident, and we are extremely keen to speak to any witnesses who were on the motorway last night."
XXVIII said:
information via Google alert from The Scotsman as this:
Jim Dunn, motoring writer for The Scotsman, said: "Gallardos are one of the safest supercars about because of the Audi four-wheel drive system, braking and stability control.
"But the last one I drove was the Gallardo Super Legera last February, during heavy rain. I had problems with aquaplaning." The car was named Top Gear's Car of the Year in 2006 and featured in last year's Batman sequel The Dark Knight.
You might have thought that a motoring writer would have spelt "Superleggera" correctly Jim Dunn, motoring writer for The Scotsman, said: "Gallardos are one of the safest supercars about because of the Audi four-wheel drive system, braking and stability control.
"But the last one I drove was the Gallardo Super Legera last February, during heavy rain. I had problems with aquaplaning." The car was named Top Gear's Car of the Year in 2006 and featured in last year's Batman sequel The Dark Knight.
Even my mum would know that it wasn't a Gallardo in the Dark Knight
Anyway he must be a really s
t driver if he problem aquaplaning in the SL - it's probably the best car I've ever driven in the wetbut these are all minor points about the reporting- it's very sad that the guy died
Edited by traxx on Friday 16th January 09:49
Six hours of Police investigation will get to the probable cause of the crash, once all the data is analysed. It is so easy to be misquoted when speaking to members of the press. Let the Police do their job and they will help the family understand what happened.
Sad news, I hope passenger recovers.
Sad news, I hope passenger recovers.
XXVIII said:
information via Google alert from The Scotsman as this:
Tycoon, 25, killed in Lamborghini crash
Published Date: 16 January 2009
By beth mellor and emily pykett
[...]
I find it sickening that they have to go on about the fact the car was expensive,Tycoon, 25, killed in Lamborghini crash
Published Date: 16 January 2009
By beth mellor and emily pykett
[...]
they are just looking for sensation while a very young man has lost his life.
Why aren't they talking like that when someone in a fiat dies in his car?
"Young boy crashed his two hundred pound fiat, the car was rusting and went very slow"
just those little sentences make me ill: "died after his £160,000 supercar" & "the car, one of the fastest in Britain", "huge V-10 engine", "1,000 Gallardos in the UK", this whilst from every human there's just one, and there are no small v10 engines..
Someone died here, he could have also died while walking down the stairs, it wouldn't make any difference.
R.I.P. Fellow petrolhead
I've just had notification of this article:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20...
Sadly, more information seems to bring the tragedy even closer somehow and now this article has plummeted even deeper into sensationalism with the remark about 'charred £100 notes'...
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20...
Sadly, more information seems to bring the tragedy even closer somehow and now this article has plummeted even deeper into sensationalism with the remark about 'charred £100 notes'...
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