...Were called to the scene in Braunston this morning. We were walking up the hill to the village when there was a loud bang followed by another and another. We looked back to the main road just in time to see a lorry come to a grinding halt in front of the industrial estate building after taking out a lamp post, a telegraph pole and three brick walls. We rushed down to see if there was anything we could do but the emergency services had already been called. The driver was very poorly, and I heard from an eye witness that he was slumped over the wheel some fifty metres back up the road. Lin ran to our boat to get a blanket for the driver and it was clear that he was in some pain and not as a result of the accident. A single policeman was first on the scene and then it seemed like it was ages before a paramedic arrived. It was clear to them both they needed back-up for this one and it wasn't long before another police car arrived then a fire engine, an ambulance, another fire engine and another police car.
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| Approaching the scene, the blue pole is a camera |
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The third brick wall is under the cab. The sump was ripped off and the oil
dumped on the doorstep of the building. That white upright to the right of
the front bumper is the top of the street lamp dragged down from the
main road.
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Looking back to the main road from the rear of the truck. Two brick walls
knocked for six |
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| Just managed to stop short of the building. |
It's a stay hospital for the driver, but he's going to be OK.
No other vehicle was involved and no-one else injured - lucky.
Changing the subject, TQ is back in the marina tonight and a man from RCR is (hopefully) going to service our engine and carry out an electrical safety check. Results tomorrow.
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