Three dead in New Year’s Eve crash between car and lorry

I assume that they must have kids because there is a fund raising page for them and it has reached 35 grand already.

When there’s a tragic news story someone is likely to start a go fund me page without knowing the full story about the persons circumstances. £30K+ is likely to pay for the funerals, and anything left over will be swallowed up by legal fees during the inquest.

Over 30 grand for 3 funerals, I suggest that they look at somewhere cheaper.

peirre:
When there’s a tragic news story someone is likely to start a go fund me page without knowing the full story about the persons circumstances. £30K+ is likely to pay for the funerals, and anything left over will be swallowed up by legal fees during the inquest.

Why would the families of the deceased be likley to have large legal costs?

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Franglais:

peirre:
When there’s a tragic news story someone is likely to start a go fund me page without knowing the full story about the persons circumstances. £30K+ is likely to pay for the funerals, and anything left over will be swallowed up by legal fees during the inquest.

Why would the families of the deceased be likley to have large legal costs?

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Probably because when the verdict is reached that the driver was at fault the families of the other occupants will then set about taking legal action against his estate for damages rather than accept that everyone in the car was at fault and should have told him to slow down. Anything left after the funerals should go to the HGV driver as compensation for what he will have to live with for the rest of his life

Mazzer2:

Franglais:

peirre:
When there’s a tragic news story someone is likely to start a go fund me page without knowing the full story about the persons circumstances. £30K+ is likely to pay for the funerals, and anything left over will be swallowed up by legal fees during the inquest.

Why would the families of the deceased be likley to have large legal costs?

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Probably because when the verdict is reached that the driver was at fault the families of the other occupants will then set about taking legal action against his estate for damages rather than accept that everyone in the car was at fault and should have told him to slow down. Anything left after the funerals should go to the HGV driver as compensation for what he will have to live with for the rest of his life

They may have asked him and then told him to slow down. We won’t know that. And even if they didn’t there was only one driver in control of that vehicle. The passengers can’t be blamed in anyway. Your given the privilege of holding a driving licence with the freedom to make your own choices, you then can’t go blaming passengers when your crash. If you have a passenger that’s trying to influence how you drive then you have the freedom to choose to go with it, tell them to shut up, or stop and tell them to get out. It’s your licence and the buck stops with you when you have control of a vehicle.

Rowley010:
They may have asked him and then told him to slow down. We won’t know that. And even if they didn’t there was only one driver in control of that vehicle. The passengers can’t be blamed in anyway. Your given the privilege of holding a driving licence with the freedom to make your own choices, you then can’t go blaming passengers when your crash. If you have a passenger that’s trying to influence how you drive then you have the freedom to choose to go with it, tell them to shut up, or stop and tell them to get out. It’s your licence and the buck stops with you when you have control of a vehicle.

Exactly.
One of my lads was in a bad one about 12 yrs ago, as a back seat passenger, with 2 other passengers, and obviously the driver.
All young lads in a fast car, …you know the score. :unamused:

The car actually took off on the brow of a hill, was airborne and hit a telegraph pole, split it and ended up in a ditch.
My lad was thrown through the back window and suffered pretty
serious head injuries, the others not as bad but still injured.
The air ambulance was on the scene, and the guys said they could not believe they were all alive.

They had all told the driver to cool it a bit, but the more they said, the worse he got. :unamused:
We’ve all been mad young lads in cars, but when I think of the possible outcome, I’m eternally relieved my lad is ok now.

Franglais:
Why would the families of the deceased be likley to have large legal costs?

As others have alluded to, after the formal legal processes have concluded, and hopefully the driver and haulier have been absolved of blame, the families are likely to try to pursue the truck driver and haulier through the civil courts for compensation etc, such is the nature of what is the vile compensation culture of modern society. The ambulance chasers will no doubt have been in contact with the families already dangling the carrot in front of them. The families of the passengers will no doubt also turn on the estate and insurance company of the driver in pursuit of money.

Odd days:
I assume that they must have kids because there is a fund raising page for them and it has reached 35 grand already.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this appears to be the normal course of action for the facebook type modern bleeding heart parasites to follow. :unamused:

When I first started work, before I got a car, I used to get a lift off a mate who was a mechanic across the road from where I worked, after 3 near death episodes I decided to get the bus.

Mazzer2:

Franglais:

peirre:
When there’s a tragic news story someone is likely to start a go fund me page without knowing the full story about the persons circumstances. £30K+ is likely to pay for the funerals, and anything left over will be swallowed up by legal fees during the inquest.

Why would the families of the deceased be likley to have large legal costs?

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Probably because when the verdict is reached that the driver was at fault the families of the other occupants will then set about taking legal action against his estate for damages rather than accept that everyone in the car was at fault and should have told him to slow down. Anything left after the funerals should go to the HGV driver as compensation for what he will have to live with for the rest of his life

Hopefully he is not guilty, but in any case it’s life changing, I don’t know if I could carry on…

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One report said that any left-overs from the go fund me money would go to an appropriate charity.

Historically, there would be very little compensation for the deceased’s relatives since there were no dependants. The seriously injured one is a different story and will take years to resolve. I guess that the lorry driver would have a claim, but is unlikely to pursue it.

Santa:
One report said that any left-overs from the go fund me money would go to an appropriate charity.

Historically, there would be very little compensation for the deceased’s relatives since there were no dependants. The seriously injured one is a different story and will take years to resolve. I guess that the lorry driver would have a claim, but is unlikely to pursue it.

If the driver is innocent then why shouldn’t he claim, he might never be able to work again, after such an incident.

Odd days:
Over 30 grand for 3 funerals, I suggest that they look at somewhere cheaper.

Why’s that lad? Your not throwing in are you? Maybe they were decent people and popular. Try it for a bit.

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Santa:
One report said that any left-overs from the go fund me money would go to an appropriate charity.

Historically, there would be very little compensation for the deceased’s relatives since there were no dependants. The seriously injured one is a different story and will take years to resolve. I guess that the lorry driver would have a claim, but is unlikely to pursue it.

If the driver is innocent then why shouldn’t he claim, he might never be able to work again, after such an incident.

I didn’t say he shouldn’t, I just offered my thought that he probably wouldn’t since he had no physical injury.

robroy:
We’ve all been mad young lads in cars, but when I think of the possible outcome, I’m eternally relieved my lad is ok now.

I think there’s a big difference between mad young lads in something like an old Zodiac,Austin Westminster/Wolesey 6110,Jag S type,Triumph 2.5/Rover P6,all those examples also later having proved themselves as quick tanks on the banger destruction derby circuits and not really that fast by modern day standards.On that note my old dad was far happier with me around that type of scene than he would have been if I’d got into the biker scene like in his day cafe racing between Ariel Square 4,Vincent HRD,and Scott two stroke motorbikes.Which in my day would have been suicide machines like Yamaha RD’s Kawasaki/Suzuki 750’s let alone the 900’s.

Which translates now in car terms as stupidly lightly built small cars with as many passengers as they can get in them.With all too predictable results with much of that protective advantage,provided by a good heavy car,having been eroded by a silly small is good ethic.An old E 200 Merc being the perfect option for young people.IE not quick enough to get into a lot of trouble fast but the protection of a tank.

Santa:
I guess that the lorry driver would have a claim, but is unlikely to pursue it.

If it was the fault of the car driver, however tragic the outcome was, why would (or should) the truck driver not put a claim in against the car driver’s insurance??
Nobody knows the trauma or stress that driver is, or will be, going through post event.
If it was me, no matter how hard, laid back or macho I may or may not make myself out to be, I’d be totally ■■■■ ed up in the head ! I would deffo want a bit of time off to reflect.
My crap firm certainly would not pay me for it, so I’d want recompense from somewhere…that is what insurance is for and all about. :bulb:

robroy:

Santa:
I guess that the lorry driver would have a claim, but is unlikely to pursue it.

If it was the fault of the car driver, however tragic the outcome was, why would (or should) the truck driver not put a claim in against the car driver’s insurance??
Nobody knows the trauma or stress that driver is, or will be, going through post event.
If it was me, no matter how hard, laid back or macho I may or may not make myself out to be, I’d be totally [zb] ed up in the head ! I would deffo want a bit of time off to reflect.
My crap firm certainly would not pay me for it, so I’d want recompense from somewhere…that is what insurance is for and all about. :bulb:

Agree 100%.

I think we can take it for granted that the car owner’s insurance company will be lobbying very hard indeed to find some reason why the lorry should not have been at that exact location at the time of the collision. This will produce money-making sensationalist headlines like: Daily Liar " Tachograph evidence reveals lorry in fatal collision had been exceeding its speed limiter (59 mph for 3.5 seconds and 100 yards 3hrs earlier) " or " Lorry had missing loose wheelnut indicator".

50k now.
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