Two Killed and Chaos on M26

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Two people lost their lives in 5-vehicle crash on the M26 and people in vehicles behind were being advised they could be stuck on the M26 until 4pm, some 7hrs!

The motorway is still closed now I believe until possibly 10pm.

Sad news but you never know what can happen in front of you so on long journeys carry plenty of water.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-27049165
 
Very sad when anyone loses their life in an RTA. It never ends well when HGV's are involved with cars.
TOPNAD on the side of the lorry though.:whistle:
 
Terrible news, just shows how dangerous motorways in general are.
 
It's a bit of road I often use, especially going to forum meets. It's so sad for the families and persons involved

Just one bit of dissent though, there really should be a better way to manage the traffic and get them turned round quicker.
 
chrisd said:
It's a bit of road I often use, especially going to forum meets. It's so sad for the families and persons involved

Just one bit of dissent though, there really should be a better way to manage the traffic and get them turned round quicker.
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I've always thought that once they know it's gonna be a big hold up. Why not close road a junction or two further back with diversions in place and allow the stuck traffic to make their way back up the motorway the wrong way?
 
Papas1982 said:
I've always thought that once they know it's gonna be a big hold up. Why not close road a junction or two further back with diversions in place and allow the stuck traffic to make their way back up the motorway the wrong way?
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Got caught up with a serious accident when I was driving long distance years ago. When they realised we would be there for an age they closed the road and turned all the cars, vans and small lorries around to go back to the junction. When we asked if they were going to do the same for the HGVs they said no as "it was too dangerous" for us to go the wrong way back to the junction.
Absolutely insane.
 
chrisd said:
It's a bit of road I often use, especially going to forum meets. It's so sad for the families and persons involved

Just one bit of dissent though, there really should be a better way to manage the traffic and get them turned round quicker.
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The manpower required to do that safely probably had its hands full at the front of the queue dealing with the accident.
 
I got stuck in a similar accident a few months ago on the A31 dual carriageway across the New Forest. 2 horses got onto the road and a couple of motorcyclists hit them at speed resulting in a fatality.

Left work at 5pm for a 45 minute commute, got home at 00:15

I know it isn't easy for the emergency services but the way the entire thing was handled was shambolic. It was clear the road was going to be closed for a long time but we weren't turned round for 5 hours. 11 ambulances went down the middle of the traffic to treat 2 guys, what is that all about?
 
drive4show said:
I got stuck in a similar accident a few months ago on the A31 dual carriageway across the New Forest. 2 horses got onto the road and a couple of motorcyclists hit them at speed resulting in a fatality.

Left work at 5pm for a 45 minute commute, got home at 00:15

I know it isn't easy for the emergency services but the way the entire thing was handled was shambolic. It was clear the road was going to be closed for a long time but we weren't turned round for 5 hours. 11 ambulances went down the middle of the traffic to treat 2 guys, what is that all about?
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Was it just 2 guys? I'd be surprised if there wasn't some further injuries to other people as other vehicles following were likely to be involved and depending on what injuries the motorcyclists suffered there may well have been a need for many hands to try to save them. And in those circumstances, clearing the obstruction will be the last thing on the police priority list; they'll have their hands more than full trying to preserve the scene and undertake the necessary investigation for the Coroner's inquiry.
 
Blue in Munich said:
Was it just 2 guys? I'd be surprised if there wasn't some further injuries to other people as other vehicles following were likely to be involved and depending on what injuries the motorcyclists suffered there may well have been a need for many hands to try to save them. And in those circumstances, clearing the obstruction will be the last thing on the police priority list; they'll have their hands more than full trying to preserve the scene and undertake the necessary investigation for the Coroner's inquiry.
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Yes definitely just the two bikers. There was about 6 or 7 miles of stationary cars which were eventually all turned round and sent the wrong way up the carriageway but it took the police about 4 hours to get that started.
 
Blue in Munich said:
The manpower required to do that safely probably had its hands full at the front of the queue dealing with the accident.
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I don't disagree that the emergency services would be thoroughly tied up in sorting out the incident but I can't understand why, say, Highways Agency guys, or other specially trained people can't be deployed to do the traffic duties?
 
chrisd said:
I don't disagree that the emergency services would be thoroughly tied up in sorting out the incident but I can't understand why, say, Highways Agency guys, or other specially trained people can't be deployed to do the traffic duties?
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And what do we do with them for the other 364 days of the year Chris? the biggest problem is the lack of trained Traffic Police. Thank the Government & Maurice Gatsonides for that but please don't blame those at the coal face.
 
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