Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Must have been an accident on the A20 as all the heavy goods trucks are coming down the Folkestone Road; quite a lot going up too.
Roger
Brian Dixon
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correct roger,the a20 closed from the limekiln roundabout [bp garage] to courtwood roundabout in both directions.
the actual accident is in avos [meggers] car park.one fatal [dead] and a number of cars damaged,
apparently the car was at speed hit the roundabout took of hit the wall and 4 parked cars and over the wall again damaging 3 more cars,the driver was thrown clear in avos car park.utter carnedge.air ambulance in attendance.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Just got back from town, traffic along the Folkestone Road at a near standstill.
Tragic loss of life.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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its like a scrap yard in the car park.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Wow !
I thought it must be serious with all the traffic here. The driver must have been going at some speed to have done that. Sad about the fatality, doesn't seem to have been the driver.
Roger.
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Thanks Brian - reading that, it was the (Lady) driver who died.
Roger
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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The car must have been travelling at a huge speed to have hit the roundabout, somersaulted 30 feet in the air and landed in Megger's car park. From the picture it could be a Saab 9-3 Aero 5 door hatchback. The top of the range versions can do 140 mph, more down that hill.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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hard to tell with the car in that state peter.
that's ok roger,i am sorry that its a sad one.thats about 12 deaths on that roundabout in the last 17 years.
Jan Higgins
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If that is the case Brian it is time something was done about it, very sad about the poor lady.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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yes jan,aycliffe residents have been campaigning to make that road a bit safer.dispite rumble bumps for 600 meters and number of road signs on the approach drivers take no notice of them.
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Andy B
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Theres more pictures of the car involved on Kentonline news,it looks from the rear badge to be a Toyota.
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Guest 808- Registered: 2 Nov 2012
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An awful accident - it was lucky that no-one else was hurt. For it to be travelling at that speed, I thought of brake failure.
Is it also possible that the lady was not wearing a seatbelt?
I expect that there must be many witnesses driving behind and towards her who will have more information.
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Guest 1103- Registered: 3 Nov 2013
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I was very shocked and did not trust my eyes when reading about it. Really feeling for her family who now have to deal with it.
A Life gone in a split second :(
There is so much potential to make the road safer but it is a question of funds as always.
I could write what i think but due respect I will leave this for another thread.
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Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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It is the way the public drive,sorry but that is the facts there are signs all over the place slow down round about ahead .
I do not know what happen in this case I am just pointing out that most of the accidents are because of the way we all drive .
You see it in the towns a lot going well over 30mph there is no need for it but when I was younger or even up to the time of packing up work I was the same if the vans could go 90 then we went at 90 because we had to get to where we was working.
But even then our boss would tell us all keep to the letter of the law I am not asking any of you to risk a life by going at speed but we did and in most cases were lucky to get away with it.
But now I try to keep my speed right down and if we have to be at a place on time we give ourselves more time to get there .