Shell Shocked Witnessing An Accident
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It's not everyday you get within a 100 yards of a fully loaded, arctic lorry doing 40+mph straight across in front of you, ploughing down a wall, 2 hedges, 2 fences, ripping up a gas main (could smell and hear it gushing out) and demolishing part of a bungalow owned by a poor old 90 year old man. There was a 200 meter exclusion zone earlier and 20 houses evacuated.
Still not sank in what I've seen, and to get out my van to try see if the driver could get out, then realising there wasn't a lot of the front of the cab left was shocking.
What's even scarier is, the 10 seconds it took for me to jump out the van around the corner on my last delivery to close the door properly on the van, was quite possibly the difference between me seeing the accident happen, and being the one being hit by the truck.
After calling the emergency services, and realising the lorry was inaccessible (I think the driver was trying to move around as the lorry kept revving erratically) I went to see the old chap and he was so disorientated, and kept asking how he's going to fix his house, he lives on his own etc bless him.
Not sure what the lorry driver was doing, my guess is that he collapsed, he made no effort to stop or slow down and was doing at least 35/40mph, then a sudden stop.
For those in Lincolnshire, particularly Horncastle area, you may see it.
Still not sank in what I've seen, and to get out my van to try see if the driver could get out, then realising there wasn't a lot of the front of the cab left was shocking.
What's even scarier is, the 10 seconds it took for me to jump out the van around the corner on my last delivery to close the door properly on the van, was quite possibly the difference between me seeing the accident happen, and being the one being hit by the truck.
After calling the emergency services, and realising the lorry was inaccessible (I think the driver was trying to move around as the lorry kept revving erratically) I went to see the old chap and he was so disorientated, and kept asking how he's going to fix his house, he lives on his own etc bless him.
Not sure what the lorry driver was doing, my guess is that he collapsed, he made no effort to stop or slow down and was doing at least 35/40mph, then a sudden stop.
For those in Lincolnshire, particularly Horncastle area, you may see it.
Edited by JimNotJon on Thursday 21st June 15:35
Driver has been removed and taken to Lincoln County, no reports on injuries as of yet, but no report of death also good. The old boy was shaken and confused (as even the best of us would be) but not very good for his age.
Just where the lorry veered off, there is a slight bend in the road, hardly that noticeable to be honest but seeing him career across the road, he didn't break at all. It was just like a missile.
Just where the lorry veered off, there is a slight bend in the road, hardly that noticeable to be honest but seeing him career across the road, he didn't break at all. It was just like a missile.
I do hope the driver pulls through OK.Some bloke called Ken Pickering (a made up name if ever I heard one) is stealing your thunder;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-...
2 points,
i think hman meant something similar happened in Northolt
Ken Pickering was the name of my ex BiL, now lives in Fla, i think, and the sad bit, His sister, my ex, died three years ago today of Cancer of the back. Got a pic of her taken in Feb 2009 and she looked OK, She was only 58.
i think hman meant something similar happened in Northolt
Ken Pickering was the name of my ex BiL, now lives in Fla, i think, and the sad bit, His sister, my ex, died three years ago today of Cancer of the back. Got a pic of her taken in Feb 2009 and she looked OK, She was only 58.
A similar accident happened in the village where I live a fair few years ago. The road into the village is at the bottom of a fairly big hill, and a quarry is at the top. One of the wagons was going down said hill when the brakes failed.
There's now an emergency run off area in case something similar happens again. It's amazing the amount of people who park in it though
There's now an emergency run off area in case something similar happens again. It's amazing the amount of people who park in it though
unrepentant said:
Some bloke called Ken Pickering (a made up name if ever I heard one) is stealing your thunder;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-...
Said Mr Pickering is here speaking:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-...
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/story/2012-06-21/...
It was myself, his friend and the lad that was with me that was first on scene.. everyone was gobsmacked.
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