Car off bridge onto carriageway M3 J3

[Trevatanus]

Sounds horrific. Lots of reports that a car hit concrete barriers on the bridge over the M3, then launched onto the carriageway.
I imagine that will take some clearing up.

Edited by Trevatanus on Wednesday 2nd October 00:21

[SydneyBridge]

I went past the other way about 7pm, did not look good, firemen working with screens up
They were closing the motorway further up and starting to turn vehicles around

[AlexRS2782]

Blimey, looking online at the times reported i must have missed that by about 5 - 10 minutes. I was only reading about a similar incident on the M6 earlier in the day.

I assume the bridge with the concrete barriers is the Ravenswood r/bout then? - that's been a nasty setup since they chucked a combination of cones and barriers there when they started the M3 roadworks below. People not slowing down / giving way, going too fast, ignoring the fact there's only one lane going round one side of the r/bout and gouging in to avoid clattering the cones, etc.

[edc]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/7PJeESLZbV6UuNwm/

Surrey Heath beat police posting.

[hurstg01]

People are saying that the barriers weren't repaired from a previous accident in the same place a few months earlier, this car went straight through the same area

[SydneyBridge]

Very sad, a doctor at Frimley Park Hospital

[krisdelta]

hurstg01 said:

People are saying that the barriers weren't repaired from a previous accident in the same place a few months earlier, this car went straight through the same area

Correct, been sat like that for 5 months, a tragic way to lose someone, presumably heading home from work.

[nessiemac]

krisdelta said:

hurstg01 said:

People are saying that the barriers weren't repaired from a previous accident in the same place a few months earlier, this car went straight through the same area

Correct, been sat like that for 5 months, a tragic way to lose someone, presumably heading home from work.

I drive this way every day and such an unusual tragic accident.

There has been "temporary" lane closures on that roundabout for months now.

As you approach from FPH side it's a sweeping left hand corner onto the roundabout. There are cones narrowing the entrance to one lane and you have to slow considerably to ensure no one is approaching from your right.

There is a wall of large concrete blocks on the inside perimeter to protect the weakened barrier.

Driving that way in the direction he was going, it's very hard to work out how he could have made it over the barrier at all.

Very bizarre accident especially given it was rush hour as well and that road is always busy,

[Trevatanus]

nessiemac said:

krisdelta said:

hurstg01 said:

People are saying that the barriers weren't repaired from a previous accident in the same place a few months earlier, this car went straight through the same area

Correct, been sat like that for 5 months, a tragic way to lose someone, presumably heading home from work.

I drive this way every day and such an unusual tragic accident.

There has been "temporary" lane closures on that roundabout for months now.

As you approach from FPH side it's a sweeping left hand corner onto the roundabout. There are cones narrowing the entrance to one lane and you have to slow considerably to ensure no one is approaching from your right.

There is a wall of large concrete blocks on the inside perimeter to protect the weakened barrier.

Driving that way in the direction he was going, it's very hard to work out how he could have made it over the barrier at all.

Very bizarre accident especially given it was rush hour as well and that road is always busy,

"road rage" or similar maybe? " Statement from Surrey Police: We would particularly like to trace the movements of a black BMW I3 prior to the collision."

[AlexRS2782]

Heading into Camberley on Thursday i noticed the roadworks / cones / concrete barriers had all vanished since the day before so must have finally done the long overdue repairs overnight. Shame they couldn't also bother to fix the various developing potholes / fissures that have been developing over the last year or so which will probably open up even more as soon as the freezing temps start.

Disgusting that it took the death of somebody for the various parties involved to finally decide / figure out who was responsible for the repairs and sort it out. My guess would be had the death not occurred those cones and concrete barriers would have still been there next year.

Although i do wonder how long it will be before there are new roadworks there as a few areas of the road appear to have gained some technical paint markings.