2 Killed in TVR Crash on Netherley Road last night

[CERBIE]

No details other than it was a dark grey car - thoughts go out to the families...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-o...

Edited by CERBIE on Thursday 18th November 08:20

[boardinscotland]

Just saw this too and put a link on the TVR forum. Tragic.

G

[john185k]

Just saw it too - first place i thought to check was on here.

Terrible news.

[Splats]

Insp Ian Kirkwood said:

...the car was "distinctive" and asked anyone who may have seen it on any part of its journey to contact police.

Which basically means that the police auto-assume that the owner was driving recklessly because he has a fast car. What they are hoping is that some old biddy got a scare as the car "raced past" (i.e. crusing at 70mph on 1/8th throttle) some 50 miles south of the accident so they can then chalk up another accident as dangerous driving.

Tragic for all involved, obviously

Edited by Splats on Thursday 18th November 09:20

[ViperPict]

Just saw that on the news and came straight on here. Not any more sad that it was a aports car - terrible whatever the circumstances.

[wight jr]

Which basically means that the police auto-assume that the owner was driving recklessly because he has a fast car. What they are hoping is that some old biddy got a scare as the car "raced past" (i.e. crusing at 70mph on 1/8th throttle) some 50 miles south of the accident so they can then chalk up another accident as dangerous driving.

Tragic for all involved, obviously

It is very tragic. Wrong or right the police are bound to think that.

[CERBIE]

The early edition of the Evening Express has a report on it with photos. Apparently a brother and sister in early twenties from Abroath - he was a Royal Marine too. Just gets worse the more comes out.

Looks like a Griff but might be wrong. Very dark grey car (looks black in photo) with black & beige interior.

[red 2-11]

Very sad for the family. RIP

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/20152...

[MGZRod]

Just read it in the P&J.
Horrible thing to happen

[bikerPaul]

wight jr said:

Wrong or right the police are bound to think that.

No they won't. They'll look at whatever evidence they can find and try and work out what happened.

The press will report it as "high performane sports car" and the majority of the public will then assume the driver was doing something rash.

Sorry to hear that news though.

[Stewart-83]

bikerPaul said:

wight jr said:

Wrong or right the police are bound to think that.

No they won't. They'll look at whatever evidence they can find and try and work out what happened.

The press will report it as "high performane sports car" and the majority of the public will then assume the driver was doing something rash.

Sorry to hear that news though.

+1.

The public don't understand that you can drive a 'sports car' sensibly and slowly. It's the same as bikes. As soon as a crash is reported the public think 'Probably hooning round the countryside on the back wheel at 150mph' where as the bikers think 'what car pulled out in front of them?'


Hugely sad news as always and my condolences go out to those left behind.

[Craigie]

Very sad news, easy to jump to conclusions when the report says that no other vehicle was involved.

[Biker's Nemesis]

How bad can things get. A mother and father have lost a son and daughter.

RIP.

[Dave L]

Very sad news, know the road well, and know the (type of) car well, its identical to my old one.......very sobering seeing this.

RIP to both and thoughts with the family.

[Craigie]

Gets worse, apparently they guy only got married two weeks ago.

A tragedy for everyone concerned.

[slipstream 1985]

Craigie said:

Gets worse, apparently they guy only got married two weeks ago.

A tragedy for everyone concerned.

and the girl just recently got engaged....