Witnessed something really horrible today :(
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I was a rather unfortunate witness to this tragedy today.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2...
Was walking on a walkway that goes over where it happened, on my way back to the office after a post lunch stroll in the sun. Saw a group of people around a van, it looked a bit strange, but I couldn't tell what was going on. When I got closer I saw the pool of blood.
By the time I got down to street level a group of people had managed to push the van back up the hill and off the poor girl, who was now lying slumped on the pavement in a slowly growing pool of her own blood. The driver had just pulled on the handbrake and was climbing out of the van.
I Strongly suspect she was dead by the time I got down there, which was a short while before any paramedics arrived. The surge of honorable bravado that built up to get the van off her quickly died away as the true horror of the situation was revealed. Nobody seemed to dare go near the now lifeless body. Confusion, despair, disbelief was all that remained. No sound, no movement. Dead.
With nothing I could helpfully add to the situation I retreated up the hill, waving a lost looking paramedic in the right direction as I went.
Needed to get that off my chest - I think it's going to stay with me for a while. The fact that someones child, fiance, friend or co-worker could be extinguished in a short burst of excruciating agony caused by a moment's carelessness. The gf doesn't really want me to talk about it so I'm dumping it on you lot.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2...
Was walking on a walkway that goes over where it happened, on my way back to the office after a post lunch stroll in the sun. Saw a group of people around a van, it looked a bit strange, but I couldn't tell what was going on. When I got closer I saw the pool of blood.
By the time I got down to street level a group of people had managed to push the van back up the hill and off the poor girl, who was now lying slumped on the pavement in a slowly growing pool of her own blood. The driver had just pulled on the handbrake and was climbing out of the van.
I Strongly suspect she was dead by the time I got down there, which was a short while before any paramedics arrived. The surge of honorable bravado that built up to get the van off her quickly died away as the true horror of the situation was revealed. Nobody seemed to dare go near the now lifeless body. Confusion, despair, disbelief was all that remained. No sound, no movement. Dead.
With nothing I could helpfully add to the situation I retreated up the hill, waving a lost looking paramedic in the right direction as I went.
Needed to get that off my chest - I think it's going to stay with me for a while. The fact that someones child, fiance, friend or co-worker could be extinguished in a short burst of excruciating agony caused by a moment's carelessness. The gf doesn't really want me to talk about it so I'm dumping it on you lot.
t really does happen. Take one beer, run a bath and contemplate how you are going to make each day count.
BMWBen said:
I know But I'm trying not to feel sorry for myself for witnessing it.
It is perfectly reasonable for you to be upset about it and perfectly reasonable for preferring not to have to witness this. Therefore, a little bit of feeling sorry for yourself is understandable... It's a bit of a shame that your GF is not helping you a bit right now. But I'm trying not to feel sorry for myself for witnessing it. It's not nice to see someone die, nor the aftermath.
Try and take it out of your mind, relax a bit..
Thats just round the corner from me and I remember hearing a load of sirens around that time when I was out for a lunchtime stroll.
I witnessed a suicide jusmp about 2 years ago off of Coq D'Argent round the corner on Poultry, chap jumped and 'fortunately' landed on top of a double decker rather than on the pedestrians below. It does help to talk/write to people you don' know. I found people you do know tended to shy away from the subject.
I witnessed a suicide jusmp about 2 years ago off of Coq D'Argent round the corner on Poultry, chap jumped and 'fortunately' landed on top of a double decker rather than on the pedestrians below. It does help to talk/write to people you don' know. I found people you do know tended to shy away from the subject.
As soon as I saw the picture in the link I knew exactly were that happened. I used to walk past those bollards every day. Thing is if she had been walking along Lower Thames Street the bollards would have been between her and the van and would probably have saved her.
Freak accident very sad.
Freak accident very sad.
tracer.smart said:
zakelwe said:
Imagine how busy the forum would be if it was based in Sri Lanka at the moment.
Regards
Andy
Are you for real - wtf has this got to do with Sri Lanka, are you trying to dilute the horror of this? Regards
Andy
Regards
Andy
Zippee said:
Thats just round the corner from me and I remember hearing a load of sirens around that time when I was out for a lunchtime stroll.
I witnessed a suicide jusmp about 2 years ago off of Coq D'Argent round the corner on Poultry, chap jumped and 'fortunately' landed on top of a double decker rather than on the pedestrians below. It does help to talk/write to people you don' know. I found people you do know tended to shy away from the subject.
Ouch that must've been really nasty I witnessed a suicide jusmp about 2 years ago off of Coq D'Argent round the corner on Poultry, chap jumped and 'fortunately' landed on top of a double decker rather than on the pedestrians below. It does help to talk/write to people you don' know. I found people you do know tended to shy away from the subject.
I think the reason people shy away is because not having witnessed it they struggle to find empathy, as we get bombarded with tragedy on the news all the time. Maybe.. I'm not sure. I certainly feel better for creating this thread anyway.zakelwe said:
tracer.smart said:
zakelwe said:
Imagine how busy the forum would be if it was based in Sri Lanka at the moment.
Regards
Andy
Are you for real - wtf has this got to do with Sri Lanka, are you trying to dilute the horror of this? Regards
Andy
Regards
Andy
zakelwe said:
I'm just pointing out how comfy are lives are so when something happens that upsets that then it gets a forum thread whereas in the rest of the world it is common place and would not have the same shock value.
It was an accident that happened almost before the eyes of the OP. Its not the same as watching a report of an accident on the TV that took place 20 or 20,000 miles away. If rest of the world is so important to you that you think its requires its own thread then you are welcome to start one. But I do object to you trying to divert this thread.
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