Minibus on it's side
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V6GTO

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11,579 posts

264 months

Sunday 28th March 2004
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This morning, while returning from droping off my mum at Gatwick (she's off to Jamaca for a Carribean cruise, lucky...) I saw on the anti-clockwise sliproad of the M25 at junction 11 a (Mercedes?) minibus, on it's side, at right angles to the road. It must have been allmost half way down the sliproad, at least 100 yards from the roundabout. Could'nt see any other vehicals involved. What do you think the scenario would have been to end up like that?

xxxxxxrich

188 posts

267 months

Sunday 28th March 2004
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blow out? or perhaps the driver was getting a blow...

Didn't they have a problem with them things flipping over when they first built them?

tonyrec

3,984 posts

277 months

Sunday 28th March 2004
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Falling asleep!!!! Distinct possibility sadly.

cptsideways

13,811 posts

274 months

Sunday 28th March 2004
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Yep falling asleep sadly very common with mini buses as people who don't drive much hire them out for long trips.

As for the consequences
My neighbour did it last week, rural road, tin pot car, large tree, 50mph+, broken legs, internal injuries, airlifted the works. Very very lucky to be alive.

3pm for me is always kip time, regardless.