Mrs O/H/C Posted November 5, 2011 Report Posted November 5, 2011 Watched it on the news last night ... 27 vehicles in one of the worst road accidents ever recorded,there had been torrential rain and it was foggy.
Admin Vista Posted November 5, 2011 Admin Report Posted November 5, 2011 Watched it on the news last night ... 27 vehicles in one of the worst road accidents ever recorded,there had been torrential rain and it was foggy. There are also suggestions that taunton rugby club are partly responsible for having their fireworks display and bonfire almost adjacent to the motorway. On a BMW forum I use one of the members father was involved (uninjured fortunately) and reported that it was like driving into a wall of white with visibility dropping to a few metres almost instantaneously.
oxb1l Posted November 5, 2011 Report Posted November 5, 2011 Watched footage on the news of people trying to get into crashed cars involved in the fire with people trapped within them Pour souls and very brave people trying there best Bill
lotusless Posted November 5, 2011 Report Posted November 5, 2011 Watched footage on the news of people trying to get into crashed cars involved in the fire with people trapped within them Pour souls and very brave people trying there best Bill very upsetting footage to watch that ! those poor people i really hope they went before the fire got them. this was similar to the one a few years back on the m40 or m42 that was fog + speeders.
D Warren Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 Picked a car up from somerset friday night! Missed that accident by about an hour
Admin Mk2Jo Posted November 6, 2011 Admin Report Posted November 6, 2011 Very scary stuff and so sad for those involved Dan, someone was watching over you mate
Yeomans22 Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 i was coming back from london down the m40 that day, and the rain was really coming down, i still had people flying past me at 80 90mph. then if there is fog or smoke on the m5 then people will have no chance of stopping in time. last time i was on the m5 in heavy rain a couple of years ago, it was the middle of the night but i remember hitting large areas of standing water in all 3 lanes. maybe something the highways need to look into. 7 lives lost and countless others ruined.
deltamal Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 Living in Plymouth I use the M5 a lot during the year, when the speed warning signs are flashing they are mostly ignored even in fog and heavy rain don't think there is an easy answer to slowing traffic down in bad conditions.......
D Warren Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 Very scary stuff and so sad for those involved Dan, someone was watching over you mate Yeah you could say that mate..... Terrible for those involved
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