Two dead in accident near speed camera, Portsmouth

[supraman2954]

I have just heard that there was a fatal accident in Portsmouth on Thursday. Does anyone know anything more about this? I only found out because my mum was caught up in the resulting jam.

Link from local rag

I ask because there is a speed camera (Truvelo) located there, a fact conveniently not reported in that news article (I know this because I'm a local).

[thunderace]

Nah, it was a few hundered yards after the speed camera, and North of Tangier Road, maybe 100-200 yards before Burfields Road heading North. I arrived at the scene just as BiB closed the Eastern Road and sent everyone down Burfields. Looked like a big fire.

[sadako]

iirc that camera has road markings both before and after it, just right to upset a motorbike...

[deltafox]

Maybe someone should point that out to the paper?

[supraman2954]

thunderace said:

Nah, it was a few hundered yards after the speed camera, and North of Tangier Road, maybe 100-200 yards before Burfields Road heading North. I arrived at the scene just as BiB closed the Eastern Road and sent everyone down Burfields. Looked like a big fire.

Another Pompey peer Thanks for the extra detail.

Wasn't that stretch of DC reduced to 30 very recently?





A vehicle fire is is always bad news. Condolences to anyone touched by this.



I'm somewhat illegal to drive at the moment, so forgive any bad English

[russ35]

There was an accident in Blackpool yesterday on a 30 limit dual carriageway. In this case there were no deaths thankfully, but as above this was 100yds after/before 2 cameras (1 on each lane opposite each other). The main accident happened on the lane just after a camera. One car appears to have had a bump with a big truck and crossed onto the other carriageway hitting another car.


Local paper

[trax]

Never!!! The safety cameras save lives and stop accidents, I dont believe you......Not.

[turbobloke]

Not a good morning, just heard there's been a fatac somewhere near the Forest of Dean, if it was on the A40 there are also several GATSOs around there too. Not a good start to Sunday Another bulletin on local radio says three dead in the Forest of Dean single vehicle crash.

>> Edited by turbobloke on Sunday 8th May 11:49

[john75]

trax said:

Never!!! The safety cameras save lives and stop accidents, I dont believe you......Not.

The thing is people floor the gas after a seeing a camera or scamera van to make up lost time hence the road is more dangerous after a speed trap.

[reanimate]

Come on peeps, change the record.
We all hate them ... but just coz there's a scamera near an accident, it aint gonna do no one any cred by reporting it.