Oh where do I start!!!
On the way to the piccys tonight to see the Matrix, just going round a roundabout, when the tail end got pushed round and the next thing we were on our roof.[30]
I was a passenger and didn't know what the hell was going on. Kim just glimpsed the guy swerving from the centre of the roundabout to an exit. She could see what was going to happen but by the time she opened her mouth, he'd hit us and we were on our way over.
Luckily we both managed to scramble free under our own steam. The lady in the car behind had rung for poilce & ambulance before we were even out of the A2. Kim was whisked off to hospital as her shoulder was bruised quite badly by the seatbelt. I only had minor cuts to my hands where I'd released the seatbelt and fallen into glass. I followed on up to the hospital when all was dealt with at the scene. We were both checked over and pronounced battered & bruised but no more.
Now the punch line. The guy who hit us was over the limit[3] We have 3 witnesses from 3 different cars who all saw it happen. They say he was all over the place before he hit us and then he just swerved into us clipping our car just behind the offside rear wheel. He was arrested and carted off
The car itself looked quite sorry for itself but the main structure and shape of the car was still solid. Nothing had bent or crumpled. The roof was smashed, as were most windows and there is some serious paintwork damage on the top of the nearside doors where it slid along the road for a second or so. Time will tell whether it a write off or not.[29]
I had my digital camera brought to the scene and have taken some shots for insurance purposed. I'll get them sorted tomorrow/today (Wed) and post a couple of pics.
A very poorly A2 at present!
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On the way to the piccys tonight to see the Matrix, just going round a roundabout, when the tail end got pushed round and the next thing we were on our roof.[30]
I was a passenger and didn't know what the hell was going on. Kim just glimpsed the guy swerving from the centre of the roundabout to an exit. She could see what was going to happen but by the time she opened her mouth, he'd hit us and we were on our way over.
Luckily we both managed to scramble free under our own steam. The lady in the car behind had rung for poilce & ambulance before we were even out of the A2. Kim was whisked off to hospital as her shoulder was bruised quite badly by the seatbelt. I only had minor cuts to my hands where I'd released the seatbelt and fallen into glass. I followed on up to the hospital when all was dealt with at the scene. We were both checked over and pronounced battered & bruised but no more.
Now the punch line. The guy who hit us was over the limit[3] We have 3 witnesses from 3 different cars who all saw it happen. They say he was all over the place before he hit us and then he just swerved into us clipping our car just behind the offside rear wheel. He was arrested and carted off
The car itself looked quite sorry for itself but the main structure and shape of the car was still solid. Nothing had bent or crumpled. The roof was smashed, as were most windows and there is some serious paintwork damage on the top of the nearside doors where it slid along the road for a second or so. Time will tell whether it a write off or not.[29]
I had my digital camera brought to the scene and have taken some shots for insurance purposed. I'll get them sorted tomorrow/today (Wed) and post a couple of pics.
A very poorly A2 at present!
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