Evening Commute

[Sylar]

I don't wish this to start another "car-crash" debate, merely having a whinge...

I left Aberdeen tonight at 5:45pm, and was moving towards Dundee very comfortably, with no hold ups - all of a sudden, I see a few cars in front slamming their brakes on and the hazards clicking on. I slowed to a stop, knowing a crash/breakdown or something was wrong up ahead.

Police walked back and forth alongside the cars for about an hour - eventually I found out there had indeed been a bad (fatal possibly) smash, and the road was closed, with nowhere to divert to!

Eventually, the police had cleared the road and allowed traffic to drive by - my annoyance of having to wait in the queue quickly changed to a horrible lump in the stomach, as I drove past the wreckage - a car had attempted to pull out onto the A90 from a small restaurant just off the main road, and obviously failed to see the massive artic lorry which cannoned into the driver side of the door - the car was barely recognisable as a car.

Anyway, half 8, and that's me just in - but I least I'm getting home tonight

[Phil D. Rolls]

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I don't wish this to start another "car-crash" debate, merely having a whinge...

I left Aberdeen tonight at 5:45pm, and was moving towards Dundee very comfortably, with no hold ups - all of a sudden, I see a few cars in front slamming their brakes on and the hazards clicking on. I slowed to a stop, knowing a crash/breakdown or something was wrong up ahead.

Police walked back and forth alongside the cars for about an hour - eventually I found out there had indeed been a bad (fatal possibly) smash, and the road was closed, with nowhere to divert to!

Eventually, the police had cleared the road and allowed traffic to drive by - my annoyance of having to wait in the queue quickly changed to a horrible lump in the stomach, as I drove past the wreckage - a car had attempted to pull out onto the A90 from a small restaurant just off the main road, and obviously failed to see the massive artic lorry which cannoned into the driver side of the door - the car was barely recognisable as a car.

Anyway, half 8, and that's me just in - but I least I'm getting home tonight

Sounds awful mate, sounds like a horrendous thing to witness - thoughts are with the victims families and also the lorry driver. I try my hardest not to look when there's been a crash - but it sounds like you had no way of avoiding the situation. Hope you get over your experience.

[ArabHibee]

Doesn't sound good, especially if the truck hit the driver's side full on.

[Lucius Apuleius]

Horrific, as you say glad to get home alive at times. I was driving (being driven actually) a few years go from Lagos up to a place called Ibadan to visit one of my contracts. Usually took about two hours. One of the best roads in Nigeria (not saying a lot!!) a dual carriageway basically. Anyway, on the way back came round a steep bend to see total carnage in front of us. A petrol tanker had overturned, probably going round the bend too fast, and landed on top o a mini bus that must hav been crammed with people. There were pieces of body scattered everywhere. Not nice. perfectly honest I told he driver to cross to the other side of the carriageway and get round it and get the hll out of there sharp sharp.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Sounds like the same sort of carnage my mate had to clean up after the suicide on the east coast main line earlier this week, what a job that must be!