You may remember the fatal accident on the Air Balloon hill on November 4th (the first of two that day) A Fiesta coming down the hill collided with an artic going up the hill killing the Fiesta driver, Brian Burnham.
Brian, or Chuffer to those who knew him, was also a lorry driver and has driven a skip loader for local firm Smiths for many years. Chuffer by all accounts was a bit of a ‘character’ and his final send off reflected this. His funeral was reported in the local paper and is well worth reading.
I was diverted due to that crash (we were running soil into Gloucester Academy). By strange twist it was a Smiths 'dozer working there. Whatever caused that crash if it’d happened a bit little bit further down then this thread may not exist.
On my second load I diverted down the Fosse Way at Northleach, and heard it had been cleared, then found the A419 closed because of the second fatal crash.
A black day for that region.
lightning:
I have to Say a tragic loss! But if it was my last words to utter such, Id have done the same… RIP
Showed my Mrs the picture, she agreed “■■■■■■■■” was a good choice of word. “■■■■ it” probably would be more likely spoken but I doubt the vicar would approve.