Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories

David9694 wrote:

There's probably enough to sustain a "(driverless) car flips" thread. 

That's my cue, I believe...

1. A man escaped serious injury when the parked car he was working underneath was hit when a woman crashed into the parked vehicle at 5pm on Wednesday on The Spinney. This is a cul-de-sac with a 20mph speed limit on the edge of Newport, Shropshire (street view).

2. Three fire crews were sent to a crash at a roundabout on the outskirts of Horsehay, Telford at 18:50 on Thursday evening after "a vehicle had come to rest on its roof". Highways Agency, West Mercia Police, the West Midlands Ambulance Service and a utility company crew also attended.

3. Oswestry Fire & Rescule were called out at 03:49 this morning. "One casualty was initially reported trapped in a van that had overturned in a field after colliding with a field wall. Upon arrival, the casualty had self-extricated". An ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car were also sent to the scene on the A483 south of Oswestry. The A483 was closed again between Welshpool and Oswestry at 11am this morning but is now open. There are so many incidents on that road all the time!

And it would be unfiar to omit the streetlight wrecked on Kerry Road, Newtown, Powys in a one-vehicle crash on the afternoon of 27 August and a single-vehicle incident on the B4389 near Newtown at 5am this morning that closed the road until 1.30pm.

I wish we could see a likely total cost to the taxpayer for every incident reported. Same for each time a sign/bollard/wall/railings gets wiped out.

It's only been a few days but we have another little collection of Star car stories.

1. A man in his 50s died after his van left the B4396 in Knockin and crashef into  a field at around 5.10 pm on Monday. 2 fire crews, 2 ambulances, a paramedic officer, the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care and the Welsh Air Ambulance attended but they couldn't save his life.

2. Two fire crews, ambulance and police were called out after a car overturned at 4.40am on Tuesday in Hilton near Bridgnorth.

3. A tractor driver caused 'extensive damage' to an ancient stone barn in Middleton Priors near Bridgnorth earlier this month. The driver didn't stop and hasn't been identified.

4. A car ploughed into Wyre Florist in Kidderminster at around 6.30am this morning, causing substantial damage (see photo). 6 fire crews attended plus police and an ambulance.

Absurd, and I expect better from those involved, particularly York Cycle Campaign who are usually great. I suspect it's just crap reporting e.g. 'they suggest riders should make themselves more visible [by riding in primary]' has been taken to mean 'wear hi vis'. The fact they're suggesting wearing hi Vis after dark, where it has zero effect, is particularly telling.