any one get caught up in the tail backs just b4 lym?
what a ■■■■■■■ nightmare.
any way as to what happened.
i was overtaking this CULINA artic when i noticed a roro rigin in hard shoulder, the prick had took his 40 yd bin off and was sat there on hard shoulder for why■■?
any way as i,m nearly up to his cab, i hears this almighty screetching of metal and loud bang.i nearly ■■■■ myself i can tell you. so i,m looking in nearside mirror and CULINA is going straight not veering or anything. i checks offside mirror nothing there either. then as i,m looking at CULINA trying to fathom wot went on, he all of a sudden veers onto hard shoulder then up the embankment and thru a couple of tree,s and flips over onto his drivers side. sheeeesh all this in slow motion in a matter of a couple of seconds.
i put hazards on pull into hard shoulder phone 999 and ask for all three of them fire ambulance and plod.
then i ran back to his motor and checked on the driver (steve or phil i think was his name)
he was in a lot of pain, his legs were wrapped round the steering wheel and pedals, his head was gushing blood oh man wot a state.by then some other motorists were there and in a matter of 3 minutes so were plod. who took over and all in all done a good job.
i kept talking to the driver keeping him awake, taking the ■■■■ out of him supporting stoke city.anything to keep him awake.he had chest pains aswell. after not long the ambulance came and took over from plod and me.
i gave statement to plod and he said i could leave. he had my telephone numbers.just the the fire brigade turned up as i was leaving.
about an hour n half later i was passing going south and plod were taking photo,s and measuring up.
my only conclusion is that the roro lorry/bin were encroaching into lane one and for wotever reason CULINA has clipped it.or coincidence just at same time he had a front n/s blowout, as when it turned over his n/s front was just a rim.
ive seen dozens of motors that have flipped over.but never ever at such close hand. and i can tell you i hope i never see such a thing.
turned me inside out all day.the sound of the metal on metal ringing in my head. god awfull.
i hope the guy is ok if any one knows him.
