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Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories
Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes...
I just don't remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it's irresponsible.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18649201.car-crash-wall-iceland-s...
'A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.
"It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment." '
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- mark1a 35 min 33 sec ago
That will be along in a week or so in the annual reboot of the "All I want for Christmas is... not this" article along with the Park Tool pizza...
- quiff 35 min 56 sec ago
Interesting. Though there's no conclusive proof (1) of where the brake actually is; (2) that it's a fixie.
- quiff 47 min 54 sec ago
For that money, I'd go to Matthew Sowter - https://www.saffronframeworks.com/
- chrisonabike 49 min 54 sec ago
There's a lot there....
- hawkinspeter 54 min 36 sec ago
The problem with most jeans (i.e. not cycling designed ones) is that they've got the seam where it can intefere/chafe with the saddle. Also, cotton...
- kil0ran 57 min 32 sec ago
It happens in music a fair bit too and has done for years. But clearly some have the nous for it - I remember hearing Robbie Fowler and Steve...
- hawkinspeter 59 min 10 sec ago
Why do the police have to wait for the council to install CCTV cameras? Can't they go and put one there themselves - it doesn't even have to be a...
- quiff 1 hour 9 min ago
I think momove's middle paragraph was sarcastic....
- mdavidford 1 hour 27 min ago
I'm not sure commercial success is even particularly high on his list of priorities for it - it's much more about the leverage it gives him for...
- the little onion 4 hours 44 min ago
Rather artistic photo of this (driverless) car that has ended up on its roof on a dead straight road in Bradford....
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Obviously LED lights and the driver was blinded by them.
How do you know he wasn't furious at being made to put it on?
The story is pretty much true according to Maccies themselves, soldiers were not allowed to go into restaurants in uniform so the drive-through was adopted to serve them. What's surprising is that the first drive-through restaurant in America appeared in 1947 but it took McD's until 1975 to emulate it.
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/first-mcd-dr...
And if you look carefully, they are indicating a right turn.
Why does the article say the car appeared to mount the pavement ? What do they think the car is doing, floating? Clearly it was also driving itself as the mention of a driver is completely absent again.
"I'll be back" vibe.
https://twitter.com/SamanthaRenke/status/1772582305510326646
Dramatic pictures show damage to car and house in Malvern
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/24214327.dramatic-pictures-show-dam...
Car crashes into wall behind Natwest in Winchester
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24216676.photos-car-crashes-wa...
Pictures sent to the Gazette show a grey car has crashed near Silky Traditional Turkish Barbers and Rose Kebab House, in Barrack Street, Colchester
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24221155.car-crashes-rose-kebab-hous...
CCIB roundup, yes do tell me again about that dangerous e-scooterist you caught
Two-car crash knocks out telegraph pole and pub's card machines while occupants of cars leave scene
A Black Country pub was left relying on old-fashioned pens, paper and cash after a crash on a nearby road knocked out a telegraph pole - and its tills.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/dudley/sedgley/2024/01/20...
UPDATED: Car crashes into Legionnaires Club doors after collision with pedestrian in Sleaford town centre
A car has smashed through the doors into the foyer of Sleaford’s Legionnaire’s Club after being involved in a collision with a pedestrian.
https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/updated-car-crashes-into-legionna...
Chesterfield driver who smashed into busy pub seating area while overtaking handed suspended sentence
A Chesterfield man who crashed his car into a busy seating area outside Chesterfield’s Batch House pub, leaving three people with “life-changing injuries”, has been handed a suspended sentence by a judge.
https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/crime/chesterfield-driver-who-sma...
Dramatic pictures show crash at Rokka Bar and Grill in Culcheth
https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/24111141.dramatic-pictures-sho...
Car crashes into row of trollies at Haverhill Sainsbury's
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24212357.car-crashes-row-trollies-haverhill-...
Driver crashes car into supermarket on estate in Abingdon
A concrete pillar was damaged at the store off Peachcroft Road, which was evacuated until the building could be declared safe.
It is understood the incident may have occurred after the driver put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake.
Another shopper said on Facebook that the elderly couple involved in the crash came into the supermarket afterwards and did not appear to be injured.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24226520.driver-crashes-car-supermarke...
BMW driver smashes car through phone box and into building
https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/bmw-driver-smashes-car-building/
Swindon woman charged after dramatic Easter Sunday crash
https://www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/swindon-woman-dramatic-easter-crash/
The post from Jeremy Vine in the live blog would fit right on here, bit like the car...
Car crashes through downstairs bedroom window of elderly woman's home in Twickenham
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/twickenham-car-crash-jeremy-vine-...
Good job no one was in the garden.
https://twitter.com/motorisms/status/1776959611171688936
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zxd6660zo
4x4 truck ploughed through the barriers at a Norfolk level crossing moments before a train was due to pass.
The vehicle smashed through the gates at speed outside Spooner Row station, sending debris flying through the air, before continuing without stopping.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24238641.watch-truck-ploughs-throw-train-ba...
High Street, Stourbridge: Car crashes into jewellers
No driver involved, of course
https://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/24237102.high-street-stourbridge-...
Loughborough: Drink-drive arrest after car crashes into parked bus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68772829
car crashes into building deliberately
Black Ford Focus smashed through Spar window before burglars tried to steal cash
Police are appealing for witnesses following the burglary in the early hours of this morning (April 10)
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/black-ford-focu...
follow-up story:
Maidstone mum stunned after items moved more than 60 miles away to Twickenham storage unit after car crashes into home in Farleigh Hill
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/a-car-crashed-into-my-home-a...
Parents of girl, 15, killed in crash hit out at 'appalling' police investigation
Katelyn Dawson died after a BMW ploughed into a bus stop
Yesterday (April 11), following a seven-day inquest, senior coroner Martin Fleming concluded that it was 'more likely than not' that the BMW driver, Richard Brooke, had suffered a temporarily loss of consciousness due to fainting at the wheel. He said he had felt unwell and had 'tunnel vision' and could not remember what happened after that.
No criminal charges were brought against Mr Brooke following the incident. But Katelyn's parents Angela and Colin Dawson said the investigation after the crash was 'appalling' and that police had 'failed' their daughter.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/parents-girl-15-kil...
Round-up
Fine for driver who crashed into bollards and wall of a house
Cerveira’s licence was also endorsed – meaning that if she commits another motoring offence within the next three years she may lose it.
https://www.jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2024/04/14/fine-for-driver-who-cr...
Enfield: Land Rover crashes into house following police chase
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68799412
Car lifted away from crash scene as house is 'propped up' after devastating smash (picture)
Neighbours heard an 'almighty thump' as the collision took place
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/car...
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-04-11/man-20-seriously-injured-aft...
Car hits house as it crashes off road
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89zgj4pvvno
Car ploughs into building in horror crash as 18-year-old driver rushed to hospital
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/car-ploughs-building-sc...
Oxford car crash: Police update after car smashes into house (follow-up non-story)
“He has since been released on conditional bail.
“I can confirm that we are still investigating this incident.”
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24248239.oxford-car-crash-police-updat...
Car crashes into building in Bordon
https://www.hantsfire.gov.uk/incident/car-crashes-into-building-in-bordon/
Bury St Edmunds - Appeal after serious RTC
We had this as a news story at the time, and like the Oxford incident, if this isn't an open and shut case, I don't know what is. I do love how the police phrase things:
A Renault Captur car was in collision with the Premier Inn hotel, smashing the front doors and entering the building.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bury St Edmunds Roads and Armed Policing team, quoting reference: CAD 284 of 8 March.
https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/suffolk/news/news/2024/march/bury-st-...
Audi A3 smashes through brick wall at home in Upper Fant Road, Maidstone
Footage shows the car also had probationary plates, indicating the driver had just passed their test.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/audi-s-wheels-off-ground-aft...
One arrested after car crashes in Littlefields in Dereham
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24257342.one-arrested-car-crashes-littlefie...
Young man arrested after van crashes into Cheltenham police station at speed
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an incident at Hester's Way Police Station, in Cheltenham, on the night of Sunday, April 14.
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/young-man-arr...
Garden wall smashed as driver flees the scene of a crash in Willesborough, Ashford
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/garden-wall-smashed-as-driver-...
Cambridgeshire boy, 13, crashes Audi into garden wall after taking it from home
Cambridgeshire Police shared a picture of the Audi after the teenager crashed it into a wall
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/cambridgeshire-boy-13-c...
Man flees after crashing into grade II listed Dorset home
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/24263845.man-flees-crashing-grade...
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