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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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Driver jailed after crashing on village road at 75mph and seriously injuring two friends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4gwpkj21pzo
I'll sneak this one in here, though I'm not sure if it really belongs here:
https://electrek.co/2025/03/16/tesla-autopilot-drives-into-wall-camera-vs-lidar-test/
Southampton: Car smashes into shop on St Catherines Road
The car ploughed into closed corner shop Jupider in the early hours of this morning, causing structural damage to the building.
This shop has been closed since it was ram-raided in January of last year.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25029509.southampton-car-smashes-shop-s...
Car crashes into ambulances parked at hospital (It wasn't wearing a Helmet)!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rneg5887ro
Residents awoken by car crashing into Almshouse garden
People living at Eyre House, owned by Salisbury City Almshouse and Welfare Charities, were awoken at around 4.45am on Sunday, March 9, as a car smashed through their fence after coming off the A36 at college roundabout.
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/25033332.residents-awoken-car-cr...
I like the way it even makes a cartoon-style hole in the wall too.
Weirdly interesting YouTube and didn't know cars were using Lidar - except Tesla, of course, plain old camera there.
It seemed a lot of trouble to go to to sneak a Lidar unit into Disneyworld just to map an enclosed roller-coaster and wouldn't wearing a face mask just draw attention to you at the security desk?
I think it's just a handful of cars that use Lidar currently, but it'll likely become the norm for autonomous vehicles as it has distinct advantages. What I like about Lidar is that it'll detect pretty much any kind of object/person in more or less any conditions (e.g. heavy fog), so even if the software is a bit rubbish, it can at least figure out "there's something directly in my path, better hit the brakes".
They can't spell "stupider"
Black ice or avoiding a cyclist
Of course the nutter being an Audi driver is just confirmation bias, just like the electric BMW driver killing a small child by SMASHING through the heavy metal fence around a sports ground in Kendal
I bet those ambulances have never paid tax in their lives! They should get out of the way of hard working, tax paying, otherwise law abiding cars
The flashing blue lights were in my eyes
And in Southampton today we had another example of those entitled ambulances going through red lights without a care for anyone else!
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25041367.southampton-traffic-chaos-repo...
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-bristol-road-cordoned-after-9876856
A road in the Fishponds area of Bristol is cordoned off this morning (Monday, January 20). Pictures show a section of Cassell Road taped off at the junction with Downend Road.
A car reportedly crashed into a wall at the junction opposite the Downend Tavern. The pictures show the damage caused to the wall with a number of fallen bricks on the pavement.
A witness said the collision took place at around 1.30pm yesterday (Sunday, January 19).
Disappointed with the guardian, tbqh.
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/24/italian-cyclist-sara-piffe...
Bbc resume normal service (it's a tree not a building though this time):
They do mention a driver at some point, but they were merely in the car when this happened.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0p8g2x4rzo
Went past this just after it had happened, straight road, just after a mini roundabout with traffic calming all the way down the road...
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/looked-down-saw-car-in...
It's a topsey-turvey world some times:
Morrisons slammed for failing to protect Romsey shop
The store in the town centre was targeted in a series of ram raids last year, after which authorities took steps to help the grocery titan put new bollards in place.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24887209.morrisons-slammed-failing-prot...
Three in hospital after car crashes into tree:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvdn63r76o
Presumably the three people were in the tree as there's no mention of them being in the car
Car crash that demolished wall on Ashley Road, New Milton, sees drink-driver Albert Dyba from Chesterfield banned from roads for 17 months
https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/drink-driver-sentenced-after-d...
A tragedy - sounds like one of those robotaxis though, are they allowed here?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3le1z892vo
Faussett Hill, Canterbury, reopens after car crashes into fence belonging to The Granville pub
An eyewitness told KentOnline: “A car shot out of the pub car park across the road into woods opposite.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/road-closed-after-crash-out...
Car crashes into lamppost in Spring Road, Southampton
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24909092.car-crashes-lamppost-spring-ro...
Bradford-on-Avon police chase ends in crash
https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/24914082.bradford-on-avon-police-c...
Emergency services called to incident in Verwood
"It was reported that a vehicle had collided with a lamppost.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24916143.emergency-services-calle...
Mainline closed after car crashes on to railway
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpqz6406o
LIVE: Travel chaos after car crashes at major roundabout and lands on rail tracks with trains STOPPED - updates
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/liv...
Bloody self driving cars at it again.
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/morrisons-car-park-...
Jolly Farmers pub in Forncett Saint Mary closed after crash
A Norfolk pub has announced it will remain closed until further notice after a crash on Saturday night, with reports suggesting a car was left embedded in its wall.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24921217.jolly-farmers-pub-forncett-saint-m...
Back when a ram-raid hit Wetherspoon pub Lord Arthur Lee in Fareham
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24922718.back-ram-raid-hit-wetherspoon-...
I think my favourite aspect of this is how it all happened at 10.20 am
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