Avoid Wycombe this afternoon

[Snoggledog]

I know it's good advice at the best of times, but it seems as though it's especially relevant today as the M40 is effectively closed from Wycombe onwards.

source of information said:

The motorway has been shut southbound at junction four, northbound at junction three and the slip road at junction two has also been closed. Motorists are advised to avoid High Wycombe for the rest of the day.

[RichB]

Seems they are all too quick to close motorways these days.

[Snoggledog]

Sounds like a nasty one though BBC story & BBC travel news

[john_p]

It's also shut northbound from J1A (M25) to J4 (Handy Cross).

Now going through my list of people wondering who might have been driving through there at that time ..

[RichB]

Snoggledog said:

Sounds like a nasty one though BBC story & BBC travel news

It does and no disrespect was meant however I do feel that the authorities are all too quick to close roads these days and keep them closed for a long time, almost as a punishment to motorists or as some kind of perverse statement about road safety. Not so many years ago they would quickly clear-up and get any evidence necessary in order to get the traffic flowing again as swiftly as possible. Not any more...

[john_p]

When dealing with fatal accidents it's one of those things. I gather they had to cut the central reservation and allow southbound cars to cross onto the northbound side, then back down J3. Hope nobody was involved from here.

[jasongtr]

i cannot believe some of the comments, i was delayed by a while this evening due to this accident, the central reservation was flattened, more importantly 3 people died and 11 injured (hopefully there will be no more fatalities) but the outcome for me and everyone else was we still got home and didnt die, think of the families here rather than the authorities leaving the road closed for too long, in fact at about 1.30pm on the London Road in High Wycombe a recovery truck went past me and all the other traffic with a police escort so that tells me they were going as fast as they could to sort it out

[Walter Wallpaper]

jasongtr said:

....more importantly 3 people died and 11 injured but the outcome for me and everyone else was we still got home and didnt die.......

I'll settle for that outcome every time I get delayed.

Condolences to the deceased's families and friends.

[RichB]

jasongtr said:

i cannot believe some of the comments...

No problem, it's only my opinion and maybe this accident was a bad one to comment on because of the loss of life.

[AngryS3Owner]

RichB said:

jasongtr said:

i cannot believe some of the comments...

No problem, it's only my opinion and maybe this accident was a bad one to comment on because of the loss of life.

Silly thread to post this on, but Rich, are you going to LeMans this year?

[RichB]

AngryS3Owner said:

RichB said:

jasongtr said:

i cannot believe some of the comments...

No problem, it's only my opinion and maybe this accident was a bad one to comment on because of the loss of life.

Silly thread to post this on, but Rich, are you going to LeMans this year?

Oh yes indeed...!

[D17EEE]

Silly boy!

[AngryS3Owner]

RichB said:

Oh yes indeed...!

I'm sure you're struggling with who I am, however see you there.

[RichB]

AngryS3Owner said:

RichB said:

Oh yes indeed...!

I'm sure you're struggling with who I am, however see you there.

Must confess I did backtrack through some of your posts to see if I could twig it...

[AngryS3Owner]

I'd be that nutter James's friend that's not had much like trying to go to LeMans in TVRs for the last few years, might even be coming in my car this time as Roys car is now broken too.

[ali_kat]

AngryS3Owner said:

I'd be that nutter

Edited for accuracy

[AngryS3Owner]

ali_kat said:

AngryS3Owner said:

I'd be that nutter

Edited for accuracy

CHARMING!

[RichB]

AngryS3Owner said:

Roys car is now broken too.

Oh no...

[AngryS3Owner]

RichB said:

Oh no...

Not that you would, but don't ever suggest taking me to LeMans in your TVR, it will not make it to the ferry!

[white_van_man]

RichB said:

Snoggledog said:

Sounds like a nasty one though BBC story & BBC travel news

It does and no disrespect was meant however I do feel that the authorities are all too quick to close roads these days and keep them closed for a long time, almost as a punishment to motorists or as some kind of perverse statement about road safety. Not so many years ago they would quickly clear-up and get any evidence necessary in order to get the traffic flowing again as swiftly as possible. Not any more...

The police traet fatal accidents as scenes of a crime. They have to gather evidence in the same meticulose way of they would if someone was found dead in a house this is why the roads are closed for so long now.

My thoughts are with the familiys