Chewie Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Very grim day. I was coming back from Gloucester to Cheltenham on part of the A40 called the Golden Valley which crosses over the M5 at jn11 and about half way on the westbound lane heading the other way towards Gloucester, I suddenly saw a huge cloud of smoke billowing out like somebody's blown an engine. Then there's all bits flying in the air and a flash of rear tail light and I realise it's an accident in full progress in real time! Christ it better not bust through the armco or I'm going to cop it. I slammed on the anchors. As I rubberneck past, I saw a dark grey estate spinning up the verge and go smack into a sign post. The back end explodes. The rest of the cars carried on. I pulled into the layby and ring the emergency services. Amazingly they must have cameras cos they said police were on their way. I hope the passengers were alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkdtime Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Aw man, thats awful. But at least you called straight away, nothing else you could have done tbh. Shocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 That really horrible when it happens right in front of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Sounds like a proper leg trembler!! I had a similar one about 4 years ago on the M61 near Manchester. Saw a Nissan Primera clip the back corner of a caravan being towed by a Vectra. Both cars ended up on their roofs and the caravan hit the barrier about 50 yards form where I was flying up the fast lane in the opposite direction. It was only later it dawned on me that if it would have come through or over the barrier I would have been a flat H. Rang 999 etc. Never heard any more...... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 pretty scary feeling isnt it, i saw a really frightning crash when i was on holdiay in the caribbean, i was midnight on the way home on, i saw this car just speed down on the other side of the motorway, it just started moving from side to side and just flipped into the air and rolled abt 5-6 times into a ditch, we stopped and ran across the motorway,the car was totally crushed, sorto of like a horror flim scene, really dark, in a ditch with car lights on and smoke everywhere! both ppl were ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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