Unsung Actions.

Tuesday of the week just gone, there was a fatal accident on the A46 N/B just short of the BP garage at Oversley Mill (Alcester).

It happened at about 0330 when a postal worker, cycling to work, was hit from behind by a truck that failed to stop.The road was closed for most of the day and traffic was diverted through Stratford-Upon-Avon, which caused chaos. Why on earth the traffic was not diverted along the ‘old’ A435, which was the only major route before the A46 was built, I’ll never know. :unamused:

Late this afternoon, I drove past the scene, where a car had stopped, and two people, a male and a female, were examining the floral tributes that had been laid there. From the body language, the female appeared supportive towards the male who, I presume, was a close relative of the deceased. I sympathise with their loss.

Throughout the Tuesday in question, the ‘Jungle Drums’ suggested that it was an Iveco involved in the accident, so imagine my surprise at about 2100 hrs, when passing on the opposite carriageway, I saw an Iveco artic stopped at the scene.

Was it the driver in question who had stopped to recover something he had dropped? No. Far less sinister, he was laying a bunch of flowers. Although there was blue writing on the cab, I was unable to discern the operator in question. Probably an O/D who uses the route regularly and had seen the precise location in question.

In an age of “Big Trucks”, “Big Ego’s”, it is gratifying to witness a thoughtful act on behalf of the Industry as a whole in spite of the actions of the actual driver involved. So if you were the driver of a white Iveco unit, with a red trailer, and are reading this, then, “My compliments, Sir. Thank you.”

Wednesdays news carried a report that a driver from Leicester had been arrested. Presumably, a sense of guilt initiated a phone call.

Sympathies to family and friends :cry: :cry: Well done and Thankyou to the trucker who laid flowers. :wink:

As for the driver that hit him and failed to stop,i hope you get what you deserve. :angry: :angry:

altough im sorry for the family involved but why close the rd all day■■?

BECAUSE the accident area must be throughly checked over and certain actions by the investigators must be also carried out,and ifby keeping the road closed the person or persons can be caught and help prevent further incidents,THEN WHY WORRY AS THEY WILL WORK AS FAST AND AS SAFELY AS IS POSSIBLE TO DO;AND EVERY ONE WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE UNTIL THE ROAD IS ALLOWED TO BE FREE FOR TRAFFIC::

kitkat:
Sympathies to family and friends :cry: :cry: Well done and Thankyou to the trucker who laid flowers. :wink:

As for the driver that hit him and failed to stop,i hope you get what you deserve. :angry: :angry:

Here, Here!

kitkat:
As for the driver that hit him and failed to stop,i hope you get what you deserve. :angry: :angry:

Let’s not be too hasty in pre-judging the circumstances. Whilst I’m ready to assume it was due to tiredness and inattention, the fact is that some people, simply panic in such circumstances. They know what is expected of them but cannot come to terms with the consequences.

Alternatively, he may have been an undiagnosed diabetic, only ‘vaguely’ aware of what had happened. Time will tell.

As for the road being closed. Any violent death is a Homicide and is treated as a ‘Crime Scene’. I’m sure that if any relative or friend of mine were to lose their life in similar circumstances, then I would expect the utmost to be done to trace the offender.

With regard to the diversion, anyone having been involved in Transport long enough would remember the ‘old’ route. Turn left at Twyford island, right at the next roundabout, through Norton and Harvington, past the Queen’s Head, which brews it own Real Ale (And has a convenient layby close by - Alright it’s a bus stop, but who cares late at night :laughing: ). Through the bends past Ragley Hall to rejoin at Alcester. This being the original route of the A435 until the bypass was built in :blush: :blush: :blush: the early 1980’s. I’ve just worked that out as a quarter of a century ago. Suddnely, I know I’m old. That was the route that I used and there was hardly any traffic on it.

brit pete:
BECAUSE the accident area must be throughly checked over and certain actions by the investigators must be also carried out,and ifby keeping the road closed the person or persons can be caught and help prevent further incidents,THEN WHY WORRY AS THEY WILL WORK AS FAST AND AS SAFELY AS IS POSSIBLE TO DO;AND EVERY ONE WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE UNTIL THE ROAD IS ALLOWED TO BE FREE FOR TRAFFIC::

calm down looks like i touched a nerve.

no its was just the way i wrote, where ever á serious incidents happens
it has to be throughly investergated andthe same happens hear in GERMANY , or any of the other EU COUNTRYS AS WELL;

JESSICAS DAD ; SORRY IT,s THE GERMAN INFLUENCE COMEING OUT
WHEN I PUT PEN TO PAPER ;

brit pete:
no its was just the way i wrote, where ever á serious incidents happens
it has to be throughly investergated andthe same happens hear in GERMANY , or any of the other EU COUNTRYS AS WELL;

JESSICAS DAD ; SORRY IT,s THE GERMAN INFLUENCE COMEING OUT
WHEN I PUT PEN TO PAPER ;

its alright no offence taken :wink:

my sympathys to the family and friends of both parties

we do not know what happened so we should not prejudge

was the cyclist wearing a hi-viz vest, did he have lights on?

was there any other incident on the road

when I worked in the old GPO I done many double shifts going home inbetween them and going back tired

I am not exonerating the driver, all I’m saying do not prejudge

I had a very close relative killed in a RTA some years ago (33 actualy) and you never forget (Monday 4 Jan 07.45hrs first day back after New Year) raining off and on windsceen wipers not working driver got off but he has to live with it

I also have a M8 who was passing an artic and both had to brake hard, the trailer bounced and the rear end caught my M8s car, the artic driver was not aware of what happened and continued on his way