Driver says lamp-post saved his life (From Southend Standard)
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Laindon motorist lucky to be alive after crash
8:40am Tuesday 2nd October 2012 in Echo News
Les Walker recovering at home
A DRIVER says he owes his life to a lamppost which stopped his car rolling on to the A127 after it was catapulted into the air.
Les Walker, 46 from Laindon said the metal pole was the only thing that prevented his car from landing in the path of oncoming traffic on the busy dual carriageway.
The Underground worker said his car was sent hurtling into the air after he struck a deep dip in the road at Gardiners Link, Basildon.
He had to be cut free from the wreckage and spent four days in hospital.
Mr Walker may now take legal action against highways chiefs at Essex County Council over the dip that he blames for the crash.
Comments(19)
Russ13
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9:03am Tue 2 Oct 12
howironic
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9:06am Tue 2 Oct 12
southendshrimper
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9:51am Tue 2 Oct 12
Is he just a dip who was speeding?
Can the dip sue him for diving over it as speed? Be funny if ECC sue him for damage caused by speeding or danagrous driving.
President3
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10:11am Tue 2 Oct 12
I have never seen a dangerous road - but seen lots of dangerous driving.
RogerChasewood
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10:18am Tue 2 Oct 12
Russ13
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10:33am Tue 2 Oct 12
RogerChasewood wrote:Don't get me wrong.... it is a big dip! I tend to slow down just to make it more comfortable but even at 30mph, I've never felt any danger of losing control of my car
If it is such a dip in the road how comes no one else has flipped over?
r6keith
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11:27am Tue 2 Oct 12
BenfleetBarrel
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12:21pm Tue 2 Oct 12
on.
Basildon.lad.21
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1:25pm Tue 2 Oct 12
But to be honest, if he has hit the 'dip' at the correct speed, correct angle, then it could of been the 'dips' fault. The chances of doing that is very unlikely though. Go get yourself a euro millions ticket tonight Mr Walker.
southendshrimper
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1:46pm Tue 2 Oct 12
billericay boy
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2:44pm Tue 2 Oct 12
Russ13
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3:28pm Tue 2 Oct 12
billericay boy wrote:Of course it would...... it used to be a fine upstanding member of the community and a shining beacon to us all.
If the lamp post could speak I'm sure that would throw some light on what happend.
mikepaterson
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9:13pm Tue 2 Oct 12
That said, he must have been doing double the speed limit to have had the accident he did.
E -Type
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9:16pm Tue 2 Oct 12
"Hero Lamppost praised by Council leader Tony Ball"
howironic
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9:18pm Tue 2 Oct 12
E -Type wrote:You lost, now get over it and move on
Echo Head Line
"Hero Lamppost praised by Council leader Tony Ball"
E -Type
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9:46pm Tue 2 Oct 12
How do you lose a lamppost?
Have you lost one recently? Where? Have you checked the motorway? Ive seen a lot on there....maybe your one is there.
howironic
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9:48pm Tue 2 Oct 12
E -Type wrote:Made of metal ain't they? Perhaps some **** took yours for scrap
Lost what? A lamppost?
How do you lose a lamppost?
Have you lost one recently? Where? Have you checked the motorway? Ive seen a lot on there....maybe your one is there.
E -Type
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10:40pm Tue 2 Oct 12
howironic wrote:I believe some are made of 90% concrete the way some people's heads are 99% dense bone!
E -Type wrote:Made of metal ain't they? Perhaps some **** took yours for scrap
Lost what? A lamppost?
How do you lose a lamppost?
Have you lost one recently? Where? Have you checked the motorway? Ive seen a lot on there....maybe your one is there.
melissa14 says...
9:00am Tue 2 Oct 12