Help Sitemap Home Skip Navigation Contact Us Disability Statement

jennings ford direct
Sponsored by
Ford Direct – Used cars
Backed by Ford.
http://www.jenningsforddirect.co.uk
 
 
Tuesday, 2nd December 2008

Premium Article !

Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button.

Options

Premium Article !

To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the n/a site.

Subscribe

Registered Article !

To read this article in full you must be registered with the site.

Sign In
Register

Diesel causes two crashes



View Video
Download Video

Video

Watch footage from the scene of the crashes
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image
Click on thumbnail to view image

Published Date: 27 August 2008
Diesel on one of Preston's busiest roads caused two crashes in less than half-an-hour.
A lorry overturned and a motorcyclist came off his bike in the incidents on Eastway in Fulwood on Wednesday, causing tailbacks for drivers.

In the first incident, a wagon ended up on its side as it tried to negotiate the roundabout at the junction with Andertons Way at 12.30pm. The lorry driver was uninjured.

And a short while later a biker had to be taken to the Royal Preston Hospital after he fell off his bike at the Sherwood Way roundabout.

He suffered hip injuries but they are not thought to be life-threatening.

>> Vote in our latest web poll

>> Have your say on our special traffic and travel rantline

Traffic & travel

The full article contains 131 words and appears in n/a newspaper.
Page 1 of 1

  • Last Updated: 27 August 2008 2:19 PM
  • Source: n/a
  • Location: Preston
 
Prev
1
Next
1

Ex-Callon,

27/08/2008 14:45:34
He suffered hip injuries but they are not thought to be life-threatening.
Yeah, hip injuries aren't usually life threatening.
2

Pink,

Preston 27/08/2008 15:35:09
Not sure if you're being factious, Ex-Callon but hip injuries can be life threatening. Many old people break hips in falls and develop pneumonia from which they never recover.
3

Notlob,

27/08/2008 15:58:26
Hey, Pink...take a chill pill buddy and lighten-up.
4

Billy J,

Plungi 27/08/2008 16:07:38
The 2 roundabouts are a mile apart. Maybe the diesel sloshed out of a truck as it went round them, or else it could be leaving a trail 100s of miles long. I saw a trail of oil in the gutter on Sherwood Way yesterday, though this might not be connected. Oil causes 300 motorbike accidents every year and there is an organization called KillSpills that campaigns for awareness of this issue. Must have been a lot of oil to cause a truck to tip over.
5

DisgustedofBroughton,

Preston 27/08/2008 18:22:03
There was a huge slick of diesel from Broughton through to Inskip this morning. It made cycling to work a bit hairy!!
6

Lingering OAP,

27/08/2008 20:31:38
Hey Notlob ... Pink was simply stating a fact. No need to slap him. Skid on a diesel spill, break a hip - you'll need more than a chill pill.
Prev
1
Next

 

Comment on this Story

 

In order to post comments you must Register or Sign In

 
 
RSS Feed of this article's comments
Delivery formats: RSS, Atom, Javascript & Email
 
  

 
 


Sister Newspapers:
Press Complaints Commission

This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Press Complaints Commission’s Code of Practice. If you have a complaint about editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then contact the Editor by clicking here.

If you remain dissatisfied with the response provided then you can contact the PCC by clicking here.