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Three hurt in five-vehicle crash

1:11pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

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ROADBLOCKS are in place following a five-vehicle crash between Southwick and Beckington.

The incident, involving four cars and a lorry, happened about 10.15am on the A361 near Beckington services.

The male driver of the lorry, another man and a woman, each from different cars, have been taken to Bath's Royal United Hospital by ambulance. The severity of their injuries is unknown.

The road is blocked in both directions from Beckington roundabout to The Bell Inn at Rode and is expected to remain closed for some time.

Ambulance, police and fire emergency crews are in attendance and an HGV is awaiting recovery from a field.


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GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
8:35pm Tue 6 May 08

i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!

Disillusioned, Melksham says...
10:51pm Tue 6 May 08

I'm sure the driver who caused the accident believed his journey was far more important than anyone else's on that road at that time, and wo betide anyone who thought otherwise.

walter, wilshur says...
6:16am Wed 7 May 08

GSXRRRSP wrote:
i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"

richard, Bradford-on-Avon says...
9:29am Wed 7 May 08

Why not show some humility and concern for your fellow man instead of sitting in judgement, presumably without the benefit of facts?

I wonder if GSXRRRSP and Disillusioned ever make mistakes themselves - perhaps they're both immune to human error?

sarah jane newbury, says...
10:51am Wed 7 May 08

walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
yes Walter, well said.

sarah jane newbury, says...
10:51am Wed 7 May 08

walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
yes Walter, well said.

zippy, Staverton says...
11:44am Wed 7 May 08

GSXRRRSP wrote:
i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Dick!

moonrakin_wurzel, Trowbridge says...
1:26pm Wed 7 May 08

Of course, nobody's to blame then - and traffic accidents happen by magic..... Granted, mechanical defects happen - but the vast majority of traffic accidents are caused by human misjudgement - that is, somebody takes a decision - am I alone in thinking that the present punishments for poor and reckless decision taking are inadequate?

Wiltshire Resident, Wiltshire says...
2:28pm Wed 7 May 08

All accidents are caused by mechanical defect - The nut holding the steering wheel !!!!

DILLIGAF, Westbury says...
3:34pm Wed 7 May 08

GSXRRRSP wrote:
i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!

Probably a spotty little oik on a poppop farty bike involved as well.


GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
7:59pm Wed 7 May 08

walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
I WILL NOT KEEP MY FAT MOUTH SHUT YOU ARE THE FIRST TO COMMENT ON A ACCIDENT WHAEN IT IS A BIKER AND CALLING US ALL THE SCUM OF THE EARTH IF YOU CANT TAKE IT BACK WALTER THEN YOU SHOULDNT DISH IT OUT!!!

AND REGARDING BIKE ACCIDENTS MOST ARE CAUSED BY RECKLESS, BLIND DRIVERS SO THINK ABOUT THAT ONE!!

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
8:00pm Wed 7 May 08

richard wrote:
Why not show some humility and concern for your fellow man instead of sitting in judgement, presumably without the benefit of facts? I wonder if GSXRRRSP and Disillusioned ever make mistakes themselves - perhaps they're both immune to human error?
I AM JUST STICKING UP FOR US 2 WHEELED FOLK AS YOU LOT ARE QUICK TO COMMENT IF IT IS A BIKE CRASH!!!!

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
8:02pm Wed 7 May 08

sarah jane newbury wrote:
walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
yes Walter, well said.
DO YOU REALLY THINK I AM GOING TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS TO BE A VIRGIN AT 60!!!!

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
8:04pm Wed 7 May 08

zippy wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Dick!
THE ONLY DICKS ARE THE IDIOTS ON 4 WHEELS AND YOU SHOULD KNOW A DICK YOU SEE ONE EVERY TIME YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR...OH SORRY YOU ARE A CAR DRIVER YOU DONT LOOK IN YOUR MIRRORS!!!!

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
8:04pm Wed 7 May 08

Wiltshire Resident wrote:
All accidents are caused by mechanical defect - The nut holding the steering wheel !!!!
WELL SAID

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
8:06pm Wed 7 May 08

DILLIGAF wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Probably a spotty little oik on a poppop farty bike involved as well.
I HAVE A COLLECTION OF HIGH POWERED SPORTS BIKES AND MY CHILDREN HAVE QUAD BIKES EACH SO NOT A LITTLE OIK AS YOU SAY!!!

Wiltshire Resident, Wiltshire says...
8:22pm Wed 7 May 08

I don't want to stir up trouble, being a biker myself, but in my professional experience, actually a fairly high proportion of accidents are caused by some daft bikers doing things they shouldn't even dream of. For example, I was driving back along Hilperton Dr the other evening and was passed by a biker. I had my window down and heard him change up three times, with each change being left late so the enigne was screaming (I did say I was a biker didn't I, so I am fairly well up on biking etc.?) I reckon the rider was upto about 100mph and possibly more - in a 50 limit !!!
It is these people that give the rest of us a bad name.

bsby666, devizes says...
8:56pm Wed 7 May 08

Quite right! I too drive a car and ride a motorbike and my husband drives a car rides a bike and drives a HGV and I would like to think we are quite good at them all but we should look at the individual the "idiot" not catagorise into groups of car drivers or bike riders, or Hgv drivers etc...just "idiots" after all theres one in every village!!

Disillusioned, Melksham says...
9:09pm Wed 7 May 08

I too am a biker for the last 25years and think that GSXRRRSP is not doing bikers much of a service on this site. I’m sure he will come back and have a pop at me IN CAPITALS as he does with everyone as he doesn’t seem to be able to take criticism like he can dish it out.

I remember quite a few high profile stories on here last year with biker fatalities, and it transpired that most were the bikers fault. My take on this is too much power and not enough experience.

I also believe that national statistics are showing a rise in bikers losing control on bends.

Don’t get me wrong, I will defend bikers as long as they are riding like complete idiots, and I tend to see quite a few like that around Wiltshire who seem to have a death wish.

Disillusioned, Melksham says...
9:13pm Wed 7 May 08

Sorry mean't NOT riding like complete idiot

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
9:56pm Wed 7 May 08

Disillusioned wrote:
I too am a biker for the last 25years and think that GSXRRRSP is not doing bikers much of a service on this site. I’m sure he will come back and have a pop at me IN CAPITALS as he does with everyone as he doesn’t seem to be able to take criticism like he can dish it out. I remember quite a few high profile stories on here last year with biker fatalities, and it transpired that most were the bikers fault. My take on this is too much power and not enough experience. I also believe that national statistics are showing a rise in bikers losing control on bends. Don’t get me wrong, I will defend bikers as long as they are riding like complete idiots, and I tend to see quite a few like that around Wiltshire who seem to have a death wish.
statistics are **** and made up by bike hating civil servents look at what is coming into power soon that you wont be able to ride a moped till you are 18 and the cbt is going to be 2 days long and the bike test a lot harder and more expensive but a spotty little 17 yr old can still take his driving test and mummy and daddy will buy and insure him a car and he can hammer around our streets with a mobile disco on board and thinking that he is micheal schumacher with a bit of kimi raikkonen thrown in...

the danger is on 4 wheels not 2 it is just that bike accidents are over played by the low life press unlike car accidents and that does not help the cause one of my bikes has a close ratio gear box ,slipper clutch and race suspension inc a wsbk spec rear swing arm and the best brakes and electronics possible and i ride it with the respect that it deserves as i know that it is a wild bit of kit that could easily kill me and also that it cost me a huge amount of money and even more to repair it if i trashed it.

i have been riding for 20 years and have vast road and circuit experience in both bikes and cars and spend a lot of time on the road and see some horror sights with cars pulling out on bikes and just not noticing them i have always belived that part of the car test should be that you have to take in some form or other training to do with bikes.

Disillusioned, Melksham says...
10:23pm Wed 7 May 08

I agree with some of your sentiment GSX, and think that the car test should be made harder and new young drivers have power restrictions put on the vehicle they are entitled to drive.

Bikers are a vulnerable minority, I can’t say my youth was not without incident and looking back it was my young impetuous nature that was the cause. That led me to take up bike racing which I did on for many years, finally ending up on a GP 250 machine.

I hope that any youngsters reading this can take on board that a there are some serious motorists out here, and the age and experience can be learned from, and that we are not all killjoys.

wello, wilts says...
11:05pm Wed 7 May 08

Interesting debate-but what does a bike have to do with this story? 4 cars and a lorry,i believe were involved?


noidman, spain says...
9:25am Thu 8 May 08

I fly it's easier!

The Voice of Reason, Westbury says...
10:07am Thu 8 May 08

The usual lively debate between GSXRRRSP and Walter. As both a car driver and a biker I can see both points of view. Irrelevant in the context of this particular crash though: no bikes were involved. I understand from one of the drivers caught up in this that it was caused by a reckless overtaking attempt by a car, the HGV coming from the opposite direction swerved to avoid a head-on impact and overturned into the hedge. Judging by the large area of flattened Somerset countryside all involved must consider themselves lucky to come out of it largely uninjured.

Disgusted of, Westbury says...
2:19pm Thu 8 May 08

GSXRRRSP wrote:
DILLIGAF wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Probably a spotty little oik on a poppop farty bike involved as well.
I HAVE A COLLECTION OF HIGH POWERED SPORTS BIKES AND MY CHILDREN HAVE QUAD BIKES EACH SO NOT A LITTLE OIK AS YOU SAY!!!

OK then a BIG oik!


Disgusted of, Westbury says...
2:21pm Thu 8 May 08

GSXRRRSP wrote:
walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
I WILL NOT KEEP MY FAT MOUTH SHUT YOU ARE THE FIRST TO COMMENT ON A ACCIDENT WHAEN IT IS A BIKER AND CALLING US ALL THE SCUM OF THE EARTH IF YOU CANT TAKE IT BACK WALTER THEN YOU SHOULDNT DISH IT OUT!!! AND REGARDING BIKE ACCIDENTS MOST ARE CAUSED BY RECKLESS, BLIND DRIVERS SO THINK ABOUT THAT ONE!!

I hope you keep your temper better than this when you are riding your popop hair dryer.

Sarah Jane Newbury, Sunny Trowbridge says...
3:07pm Thu 8 May 08

GSXRRRSP wrote:
sarah jane newbury wrote:
walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
yes Walter, well said.
DO YOU REALLY THINK I AM GOING TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS TO BE A VIRGIN AT 60!!!!

I'm not 60 at all, I'm 65 and proud to be a virgin. Do you think you are man enough to change the situation?

cindy, darkest Corsham says...
4:21pm Thu 8 May 08

GSX etc just achieved a world record for the longest contribution without a single comma! I get dizzy just trying to work out where one topic ends and the next starts.
I drive a 2.5 litre car. Why do stupid little 125cc motorbikes make twice as much noise, and why do the riders have to keep revving the engines to screaming power at traffic lights?

GSXRRRSP, WESTBURY says...
9:27pm Thu 8 May 08

Sarah Jane Newbury wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote:
sarah jane newbury wrote:
walter wrote:
GSXRRRSP wrote: i expect nothing more from hgv and blind reckless car drivers!!!!
Confuscius he say "Better keep your fat mouth closed and let people think you're stupid than open it and confirm their suspicions"
yes Walter, well said.
DO YOU REALLY THINK I AM GOING TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS TO BE A VIRGIN AT 60!!!!
I'm not 60 at all, I'm 65 and proud to be a virgin. Do you think you are man enough to change the situation?
YOU SICK VILE OLD TART I FEEL PHYSICALLY ILL AT YOUR COMMENT !!!!

mrsclunky, melksham says...
9:59pm Thu 8 May 08

cindy wrote:
GSX etc just achieved a world record for the longest contribution without a single comma! I get dizzy just trying to work out where one topic ends and the next starts. I drive a 2.5 litre car. Why do stupid little 125cc motorbikes make twice as much noise, and why do the riders have to keep revving the engines to screaming power at traffic lights?
i always thought most bikers batted for the other team anyway....not right for a chap to enjoy wearing tight leather....

mrsclunky, melksham says...
10:00pm Thu 8 May 08

joke joke......uh oh

David Cartwright, says...
2:08am Fri 9 May 08

With petrol going thru the roof we may all be getting about on horses sooner than you think, so HGV's CUV's, SUV's, 100 mile bikes, etc.,are a moot point.

Oh well the roses will look good.

old jarge, beanacre says...
6:09am Fri 9 May 08

Oi be buggered! Oi slips away with the missus fer a few months with folks down in Australia, when I gets home there's some new bloke called GSXRRRSP posting more crap then I got in me cowshed at feeding time. Trying to pronounce it sou,ds like a heifer dropping a pile, and all!

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