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Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories
Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes...
I just don't remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it's irresponsible.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18649201.car-crash-wall-iceland-s...
'A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.
"It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment." '
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Better pack a gilet!
Joking apart, I've reached the stuffing paper down my front stage a couple of times as it often drops a couple of degrees on my two fave routes.
Driver didn't stand a chance.
They need to contact the World Bollards Association
If only traffic lights were easier to see, this wouldn't happen.
/sarcasm
If only there were some way of knowing ahead of time that the water level can change significantly! Even better, if there were published tables of predicted times of such events.
Mum left sobbing as Range Rover swept away in Cornwall slams those who filmed 'heartbreak'
Not sure this story quite adds up - do people hate Range Rover drivers (/tourists) so much that no-one with the means to tow it was around? She does sound a bit whiney "my son had to watch..." etc - no, he didn't.
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-07-19/mum-left-sobbing-as-car-...
in a follow up that will suprise no-one: Road surface didn't cause crash that saw car flipped on its side, says council
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/road-surface-didnt-cause...
Was Simon Pegg around? It sounds like it could be a scene if they were to make Hot Fuzz II
Yeah, that'll pull out.
A sort of Highway Code?
Hahahahahahahahaha.
All terrain vehicle innit. It'll be reet.
Outrageous!
Another take here:
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/familys-desperate-battle...
Call the AA or local garage...
My friend had a land rover discovery which got stuck on a drive way and there was nothing anyone could do as the electronic parking brake was engaged and the engine would not start.
Someone did suggest I try and tow it ! Yeah 2.5T of deadweight with my normal car !
do people hate Range Rover drivers (/tourists) so much that no-one with the means to tow it was around?
Yes, but not as much as they hate BMW and Audi drivers. The police, of course, have much sympathy with people so afflicted by poverty that they can't afford an MOT
Perhaps you should have stopped him and given him a nudge about it, I'm sure he'd be appreciative.
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BBC: we are not emused
Car crashes into sub station at Lidl car park in Verwood
#NoDriverInvolved
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20174501.car-crashes-sub-station-...
I'm puzzled by this one - could it be the start of self-driving cars targetting motorbikes?
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/police-called-whiteladies-road-crash-7141840
The incident involved three cars and two motorbikes, according to Avon and Somerset Police.
Police say one of the motorbikes is believed to have been parked at the time.
I know that this one doesn't quite fit with the title of the thread but it's too strange to not share
https://mobile.twitter.com/CrimeLdn/status/1530304879905886209
By the way, the photo doesn't do it justice, the video is quite something
Shocking moment Ferrari SF90 hypercar worth £500,000 smashes into three parked cars
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/18727170/moment-ferrari-hypercar-smashes...
Final passing mention of a driver getting out. All agency appears to be ascribed to the car itself...
https://mobile.twitter.com/birmingham_live/status/1531304426509455360
Man injured after driver crashed into petrol station pump
Car hits other cars then pedestrian on pavement before ending up in a shop.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61636464
Old driver so possibly confusion / reaction time. Of course normally cycling is the main risk to pedestrians...
How about another Whiteladies Road incident in Bristol?
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/man-arrested-after-car-crashes-7146014
(That dog wants to pee on the car to claim it)
A man has been arrested after a car crashed into a number of shopfronts on Whiteladies Road today (May 30). One witness said a car had driven into several shops along the road, taking out the stall outside of Better Food Co.
He also claimed that others in the area had tried to get the driver out of his car when he hit the A-Plan Insurance shop front but the man drove off once more. He also said that, shortly after, the driver crashed into the front of AMD Solicitors.
Car crashes through brick wall and into house in Bristol
#NoDriverInvolved
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/car-crashes-through-bric...
Man ploughed into pedestrian and drove along with her still attached to car bonnet
A building appears to be about the only thing that he didn't crash into.
He was given a four year sentence because after running a red light, injuring two pedestrians (one being carried down the road on the bonnet), crashing into a taxi (injuring three occupants, including one being stuck in the vehicle for two hours), causing a high speed police chase and trying to then escape on foot......
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-05-31/man-ploughed-into-woman-...
Car crashes into wall in Newton Abbot - live updates
#NoDriverInvolved
https://www.devonlive.com/news/local-news/car-crashes-wall-newton-abbot-...
At last, some accountability!
"Three children trapped in car after crashing into ditch near Cambridgeshire village"
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/three-children-trapped-...
Car crashes into Nether Bridge, Kendal
#NoDriverInvolved
https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/20189046.car-crashes-nether...
Elderly man surrenders licence after New Forest water plunge
On the evening of Wednesday, February 2, a 70-year-old Southampton man decided to go for a drive around the New Forest.
After driving for several hours, he tried to complete a turn in the road. However, he then accidentally reversed down a boat launch where he plunged into nearby water.
The driver was later diagnosed with vascular dementia, which presents as episodes of confusion
"With the support of this driver and his family we wanted to highlight this incident to show the real life implications of growing older and driving. He surrendered his driving licence with dignity."
EDIT: Our advice is: don’t wait until you have a near miss, or worse, an accident to convince you to review your driving ability or to stop driving.
There's another take on this story here:
https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/police-plea-over-older-drivers...
https://mobile.twitter.com/updates_brumz/status/1534100682734813184
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