1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. UK.REC.CYCLING

  • Driver killed in Loose crash after car hits wall

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 9 12:09:10 2023
    A man aged in his 70s has been killed following a serious collision on a key road near Maidstone on Sunday, July 9. At around 5am, a white Hyundai car was travelling southbound on the A229 Linton Road over the Loose viaduct in the direction of Maidstone.

    The vehicle collided with a wall which separates the road from the footpath. Kent Police said: “The driver, a man in his 70s, was confirmed deceased at the scene.”

    A road closure remained in place on the A229 Linton Road throughout the day, as police remained in the area and accident investigations were carried out. The road was then re-opened shortly after 3pm.

    The Serious Collision Investigation Unit has launched an investigation into the incident. Witnesses and those with relevant information are urged to come forward.

    Witnesses should call the SCIU appeal line on 01622 798538 or email [email protected] quoting reference AH/CF/072/23. Anyone with dashcam footage or private CCTV taken in the area which might assist enquiries can submit it using the public
    portal link here.

    https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/driver-killed-loose-crash-after-8586709

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jul 9 20:22:35 2023
    On 09/07/2023 08:09 pm, [email protected] [the Chief Chav] wrote:

    A man aged in his 70s has been killed following a serious collision on a key road near Maidstone on Sunday, July 9. At around 5am, a white Hyundai car was travelling southbound on the A229 Linton Road over the Loose viaduct in the direction of
    Maidstone.

    That would be a good trick - involving a shift in the space-time continuum.

    Loose is some miles *south* of Maidstone. A southbound vehicle would
    have to be ... er... moving away from that county town.

    The vehicle collided with a wall which separates the road from the footpath. Kent Police said: “The driver, a man in his 70s, was confirmed deceased at the scene.”
    A road closure remained in place on the A229 Linton Road throughout the day, as police remained in the area and accident investigations were carried out. The road was then re-opened shortly after 3pm.
    The Serious Collision Investigation Unit has launched an investigation into the incident. Witnesses and those with relevant information are urged to come forward.
    Witnesses should call the SCIU appeal line on 01622 798538 or email [email protected] quoting reference AH/CF/072/23. Anyone with dashcam footage or private CCTV taken in the area which might assist enquiries can submit it using the public
    portal link here.

    https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/driver-killed-loose-crash-after-8586709

    A "medical episode".

    Pound to a penny.

    The headline...

    "Driver killed in Loose crash after car hits wall"

    ... makes no sense (then again, it doesn't have to; after all, May Sun
    the Chief Chav wrote it).

    What would have "killed" the driver if it wasn't either the collision or something which happened before it?

    So perhaps the headline could have been:

    "Driver dead after, and perhaps before, a Loose crash in which his car
    hit a wall"

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 9 12:32:06 2023
    QUOTE: The vehicle collided with a wall which separates the road from the footpath. ENDS

    Looks like the wall did its job and protected anyone using the footpath.
    Alls well that ends well.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 9 12:42:55 2023
    QUOTE: A man in his 70s has died in a crash after the car he was driving left the road and hit a wall. ENDS

    These unmanned cars are a bugger for "leaving the road" all on their own.
    Maybe design a car that can be controlled by a driver?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jul 9 20:36:24 2023
    On 09/07/2023 08:32 pm, [email protected] wrote:

    QUOTE: The vehicle collided with a wall which separates the road from the footpath. ENDS

    Looks like the wall did its job and protected anyone using the footpath...

    ...at about 05:00.

    Alls well that ends well.

    A man has died, you misanthrope.

    [Look it up.]

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 9 13:48:21 2023
    QUOTE: A road closure remained in place on the A229 Linton Road throughout the day, as police remained in the area and accident investigations were carried out. The road was then re-opened shortly after 3pm. ENDS

    That would mean that the road was closed for a massive TEN HOURS - surely the driver should pay for this massive "holding up of traffic" if a cyclist was blamed for a poxy nine seconds?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jul 9 21:32:07 2023
    On 09/07/2023 08:42 pm, [email protected] [the Chief Yob] wrote:

    QUOTE: A man in his 70s has died in a crash after the car he was driving left the road and hit a wall. ENDS

    These unmanned cars are a bugger for "leaving the road" all on their own. Maybe design a car that can be controlled by a driver?

    You really do your best to be the Chief Misanthrope and sociopath, don't
    you?

    A man has *died*, you idiot. How likely is it that he lost control of
    his vehicle? At his age, and given the lack of other traffic at 05:00, a "medical episode" of some sort is the single most likely cause of the
    loss of control.

    It could happen to you one day. Bear that in mind, idiot.

    Actually, you already *have* suffered a "medical episode", haven't you?

    A reasonable person would have borne that in mind.

    But that's definitely not you.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Jul 9 21:50:03 2023
    On 09/07/2023 09:48 pm, [email protected] wrote:

    QUOTE: A road closure remained in place on the A229 Linton Road throughout the day, as police remained in the area and accident investigations were carried out. The road was then re-opened shortly after 3pm. ENDS

    That would mean that the road was closed for a massive TEN HOURS - surely the driver should pay for this massive "holding up of traffic" if a cyclist was blamed for a poxy nine seconds?

    You are an unreformable nutter.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 9 13:53:16 2023
    QUOTE: The Serious Collision Investigation Unit has launched an investigation into the incident. Witnesses and those with relevant information are urged to come forward. ENDS

    Do you want footage from "sneaky" cyclists trying to trap "law abiding" (sic) drivers who have killed people?

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)