2017 London to Brighton Veteran car run.

[Riley Blue]

I haven't seen an update, not sure who or where to ask.

[RichB]

Suggestion here that the Benz was rolling downhill "out of control" with someone hanging off the back trying to slow it down.

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/lond...

p.s. for the pedants, GetSurrey does call the car a Benz but spoils it by saying it's vintage.

[MrBrianNorris]

There's another thread running specifically on the accident in NP&E: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

The statement on the Veteran Car Run's website mentions only one person with serious injuries, so hopefully that's not an error and the other seriously injured party has already improved.

[john2443]

Nothing new comes up on Google, so hopefully that means everyone's recovering OK

[Riley Blue]

I don't think driving on the footpath is going to do the event any favours:

[lucido grigio]

That was due to some genius who decided to close a lane at Banstead crossroads for the day and this caused the whole of the

"Mad mile" to jam up and a bloke who came up it and stopped where I was told me all about this.

Although closing the lane on a weekday wouldn't have been any better.

[RichB]

Riley Blue said:

I don't think driving on the footpath is going to do the event any favours:

I agree. Unless they were stationary having pulled out of the traffic? Hard to tell from that photo.

[MrBrianNorris]

The driver has died
http://www.veterancarrun.com/media/355/accident-on...

Very sad thing to happen on such a universally enjoyed event. RIP.

[Riley Blue]

A very sad development.

[RichB]

Indeed, terrible...