Thursday 5 September 2013

Medway Multiple Crash


There was a bad accident this morning on the new Sheppey Bridge. It seems to have started at the base of the bridge in the early morning sea mist.

The bridge is a high hump to allow yachts to sail underneath, replacing the old lift structure. Cars coming over the hump at speed crashed into the wreckage for a good ten minutes. Maybe 100 vehicles involved and many injuries, some serious.


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  1. I tried phoning you this morning, to see if you were in that or not. I'm guessing that unless posting this was your last determined mortal act, that I don't need to prepare a eulogy just yet.

    Which is a good thing.

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    1. Bit too soon to put in a bid for my model collection. :)

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  2. Most of the people I know on the island have emailed me confirming they are safe.

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    1. It's incredible there were no deaths. It shows how car safety has improved.

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  3. Holy smokes! That's a terrifying spectacle - glad you weren't caught up in it!

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    1. It was only stopped when a quick thinking lorry driver travelling the other way used his vehicle to block the roundabout giving access to the bridge.

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