Man taken to hospital after car hits lamp post in Westcliff

2:34pm Saturday 1st September 2012 in Southend By Jon Austin

A MAN was taken to hospital after the car he was in ended up on its side after hitting road signs and a lamp post.

The smash happened at 11.21am on Saturday on the London-bound carriageway of the A127 near the junction of Princes Avenue and Somerton Avenue in Westcliff .

An Essex Police spokesman said: “The inside lane was closed due to part of a road sign hanging in a tree. The accident did not involve any other vehicles. the grey Audi A4 ended up on its side by a lorry. The driver was taken to hospital and the fire brigade attended. The road was re-opened shortly afterwards.”

An Essex Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “Firefighters were called to an accident involving one vehicle which had over turned. One person was trapped and crews worked with paramedics to release the casualty. Crews used two sets of cutting equipment to release the casualty by 12:10pm.

Comments(10)

v.randy says...
2:38pm Sat 1 Sep 12

How do these people crash into shops and roll their cars on a stretch of road where at best you crawl painfully slowly to each set of lights.

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Mitjt91 says...
3:59pm Sat 1 Sep 12

After sitting in the traffic due to this it was a wonder as to how the car had actually rolled so far but non the less however it happened I hope the gentleman involved is okay.

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Chap says...
5:09pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Saw the aftermath and it looked nasty - car was a long way from the A127 - was on the service road that runs parallel and the roof looked like it had been cut off to get someone out. Hope the injured person is OK. I did wonder how it managed to get so far from the road though.

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V_is_back says...
5:27pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Blo0dy cyclists.

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Nebs says...
7:21pm Sat 1 Sep 12

The driver was taken to hospital and the fire brigade attended.

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Brunning999 says...
9:12am Sun 2 Sep 12

It was the car again it rolled onto its side and hit a lampost.

Magical these cars doing what they want.

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Russ13 says...
10:27am Sun 2 Sep 12

Serious lack of talent to crash that badly on a straight road!

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jantone says...
10:47am Sun 2 Sep 12

we saw the aftermath of this crash, & it looked very scary. we said that nobody could ever get out of that alive, but thank goodness they did. we wish them all well!!

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Enilorac193 says...
11:35am Sun 2 Sep 12

I was in the next car! It looked like he had a fit and passed out as he passed out his foot must of hit the accelerator!! He went through a road light, went over bushes, hit the side, the car went up in the air and done a complete turn then landed on its side! It was very scarey, he was talking when we went to the car but he had to be cut out!! I hope he's ok!

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V_is_back says...
11:45am Sun 2 Sep 12

Russ13 wrote:
Serious lack of talent to crash that badly on a straight road!
What a moronic comment.

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