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Badly injured drivers cut free at Parley pile-up
9:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010
A CRASH involving four vehicles which caused serious injuries brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill at Parley Cross traffic lights on Monday, February 8.
Police, paramedics and firefighters attended the accident on a section of New Road after a woman dialled 999 from her mobile phone at about 9.10am.
Emergency services found a blue Jaguar X-type, a black BMW sports convertible, a Mercedes Vito van and a black Saab had been involved in a collision on the Bournemouth side of the lights.
Pharmacist Mitesh Patel, who runs the nearby Parley Cross Pharmacy, said frustrated motorists had attempted to pass the pile-up while drivers remained trapped in their cars.
He said: “There was a lot of traffic. People got out of their cars to see what was going on. Some people tried to bypass the accident by driving through the lay-by. They were probably late for work or driving to the airport.”
Fire crews from Ferndown, Redhill and Springbourne used three sets of hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the roof from the Jaguar and free the injured motorist – thought to be a man from Bournemouth. Another of the drivers was said to be “medically trapped” and unable to climb from the wreckage of the vehicle because of the severity of their injuries.
One driver was taken by ambulance to Poole Hospital with head injuries, while a second was treated at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital for chest injuries.
Three of the cars were so severely damaged in the collision that recovery crews were needed to tow the vehicles from the crash site.
Police reopened the road at 10.38am.
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gerbil112, Poole says...
9:31am Tue 9 Feb 10
Henry Bear, Ferndown says...
9:50am Tue 9 Feb 10
hampreston harriet, Wimborne says...
10:07am Tue 9 Feb 10
dartguru, Bournemouth says...
11:13am Tue 9 Feb 10
I have also seen many cars doing what "hampreston harriet" says above.
Additionally, when waiting to turn towards the airport from the Bournemouth side, as soon as the cars going straight over get the green light, my lane starts edging forwards until there is a gap, fully aware that the camera won't catch them as cars can legitimately go straight over. Sheer lunacy.
ski, west moors says...
11:48am Tue 9 Feb 10
Sarah Cartlidge, says...
1:33pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Avengerboy, Bournemouth says...
1:40pm Tue 9 Feb 10
grumps999, Kinson says...
4:55pm Tue 9 Feb 10
HughJarse, Wimborne says...
5:04pm Tue 9 Feb 10
hamski, Poole says...
6:17pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Henry Bear, Ferndown says...
8:05pm Tue 9 Feb 10
hamski wrote:How kind of you to make crass jokes while someone lies near death in hospital.
Forget all that talk about problems with the junction, phasing of the lights, etc. Just follow Bournemouth Council's lead and drop the speed limit another 10mph.
Well done
hamski, Poole says...
10:16pm Tue 9 Feb 10
Henry Bear wrote:It isn't a joke about an accident. It references previous comments about problems with the junction and offers a topical ironic answer, highlighting the local council's shortsighted approach towards road safety.
hamski wrote: Forget all that talk about problems with the junction, phasing of the lights, etc. Just follow Bournemouth Council's lead and drop the speed limit another 10mph.How kind of you to make crass jokes while someone lies near death in hospital. Well done
Xchurch-man, Christchurch says...
12:29pm Wed 10 Feb 10
hamski wrote:A possible Council meeting transcript.
Henry Bear wrote:It isn't a joke about an accident. It references previous comments about problems with the junction and offers a topical ironic answer, highlighting the local council's shortsighted approach towards road safety.hamski wrote: Forget all that talk about problems with the junction, phasing of the lights, etc. Just follow Bournemouth Council's lead and drop the speed limit another 10mph.How kind of you to make crass jokes while someone lies near death in hospital. Well done
"A roundabout without traffic lights?
Heaven forbid! the traffic would move freely. We cant have that you know, it would encourage people to use cars and destroy the planet."
crabbi, Creekmoor says...
12:58pm Fri 19 Feb 10
Her car's passenger side was crushed and it tooke nearly an hour to free her from the car...
She says that aside from the wonderful job done by the emergency services there were two passers-by ... a lady with two dofs and a gentleman with a first aid kit. These two indviduals comforted her whilst the emergency services were on their way... and my friend feels that they gave her the strength to hang in there... It would be wonderful to find out who these people were to be able to thank them...
MAJOR INCIDENT: Fire brigade have a debrief following the incident
EMERGENCY: Working to free one of the casualties
LEFT ROAD: The Jaguar involved
WRITE OFF: Preparing the car for removal
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Aviewoneverything, Bournemouth says...
9:20am Tue 9 Feb 10
Hope all involved are on the mend.