Witnessed a crash, was nearly involved

[makavelli]

i was waiting to pull out of a junction and join a queue a traffic behind a new range rover. i was in 2 minds as to whether to join the traffic or turn right and go home because the traffic was pretty bad due to a fatal car crash in town.
whilst i was weighing up whether to join the queue i saw modded clio heading towards the queue, he passed me at the junction and to my surprise he didnt brake and just went straight into the back of the range rover which in turn hit a berlingo van in front of that! he must have hit it at around 40mph he hit it hard enough for the rear of the clio to lift about a foot in the air

i dont know why he didnt see the traffic but luckily no1 was hurt and even luckier for me i wasnt sat in the traffic like i originally planned otherwise i would have been sandwiched between the clio and range rover

the clios a write off and the range has a damaged bumper and boot, also the range was transporting antiques as they were moving house so it could be costly. the 2 peeps out of the range said they had pretty sore necks as they werent expecting to get wacked into.

the berlingo had a dented boot

anyway heres a pic i took of the front of the clio:

im glad i dint join the queue, phew

andy

 

[172_girl]

you can see where the front end went under neath the range and the bonnet must have it its high bumer thats why it caterpaulted the rear end up in the air! nasty

 

[miltage2]

christ! Someone was looking out for you then! Its never nice when you see these things happen

 

[makavelli]

it was literally in front of me as well as the line of traffic ended just by the junction i was joining from

 

[Neil G]

Not good

 

[makavelli]

Not good

was pretty bad seeing as they traffic was due to a fatality down the road as well

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Lack of ABS on those Cups is a killer

 

[msa197]

I bet he was looking at your car?

 

[kiza1986]

Cant understand why he didnt stop?? Mobile, stereo??

 

[makavelli]

I bet he was looking at your car?

that had passed my mind but i hope not

 

[C.slicker]

I bet he was looking at your car?

I agree.

 

[makavelli]

I bet he was looking at your car?

I agree.

although in fairness the traffic was queued up on a straight open road and the traffic was visable from about half a mile away.

he should have seen the queue long before he saw me

 

[Ross M]

yeah i reckon he was swatching urs !

 

[jayxx83]

prob distracted by the racing blue i reckon

 

[Kiev85]

mite have been texting...

 

[makavelli]

does that mean racing blues should come with a health warning :rasp:

 

[Middo]

when your driving i think they should. if he would have wacked you at least you would have got your bonnet sorted

could have been alot worse though, so thank your lucky stars you werent involved.

 

[makavelli]

when your driving i think they should. if he would have wacked you at least you would have got your bonnet sorted

could have been alot worse though, so thank your lucky stars you werent involved.

im just glad he was ok, the range had the boot open as it was transporting stuff for the house move, there was a large cast iron table which could have very easily gone through his windscreen

mark: the bonnets booked in for tuesday

 

[Middo]

glad to hear its finally getting back on track. having seen chris' car today i think you need to keep trying

 

[makavelli]

glad to hear its finally getting back on track. having seen chris' car today i think you need to keep trying

nah :rasp: its a no contest :rasp:

looking forward to seeing those badges mark ive got some other bits getting done at the mo

 

[Toypop]

Did the old bill turn up? Hopefully there will be charges of driving without due care brought against him.

 

[makavelli]

Did the old bill turn up? Hopefully there will be charges of driving without due care brought against him.

yeah they turned up just after i left, i saw them taking notes when i drove past again about 10minutes later.

 

[TomTom]

You can see where the spare wheel is on the Range Rover lol

 

[C.slicker]

"Renault and those bonnet catches"

 

[dick]

bullshit the range drivers had whiplash.

my fking arse

 

[rory182]

if something of about 1100kg in weight hit you at 40mph when you were stationary, you'd get a sore neck, easily!

Dick! lol

 

[dick]

i disagree.

when its a range rover that probly weighs bout 2and half ton.

 

[trailerparktrev]

Definitely think he was taking a butcher's at your car, Racing Blue - gets you noticed, especially by Clio enthusiasts.

 

[MarkCup]

Without question he sailed past you staring at your front calipers, probably dribbling slightly.

You say the traffic was easily visible from half aa mile away, but most people don't even spot the brake lights of the car two ahead, let alone focus 1/2 mile away.

 

[makavelli]

to be fair the couple in the range were in their 60's and the impact was enough to shunt them into the van in front and leave a big dent in its rear doors so whiplash is likely

 

[dick]

ye but 2and a half tonnes doesnt need to be going very fast to bend a few back doors on a van

 

[makavelli]

You say the traffic was easily visible from half aa mile away, but most people don't even spot the brake lights of the car two ahead, let alone focus 1/2 mile away.

yeah i know what u mean, its hard to explain but to your evryday joe whos driving along, the traffic would have been realy obvious but then again he was young and his car was chavved up with stickers all down the side and he had his choons on so he probably wasnt paying much attention to the road (sorry for stereotyping)

 

[Ryan k]

What time as this??

 

[makavelli]

What time as this??

bout 4ish

 

[Ryan k]

Traffic is really bad there anyway bet it was mad with 2 car crashes

 

[makavelli]

Traffic is really bad there anyway bet it was mad with 2 car crashes

yep, the police had pretty much cut off all access to congleton at one point

 

[makavelli]

ye but 2and a half tonnes doesnt need to be going very fast to bend a few back doors on a van

i do understand what ur getting at and to be honest they could have just been saying their necks were sore when they werent but then again if they were sat without the handbrake on then the shunt cud have done it, either way its just a good job every1 was ok

 

[Ryan k]

Really? wow, bet that went down well wit some people

 

[mini-valver]

Blimey! Fate is a crazy thing, glad yours in untouched though.....

 

[makavelli]

Blimey! Fate is a crazy thing, glad yours in untouched though.....

so am i lol, i think i clio in the rear and a range on my bonnet would equal a written off racing blue