Nasty accident in St Albans
Nasty accident in St Albans
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dougc

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8,241 posts

294 months

Wednesday 18th January 2006
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Anyone know anything about this?

Can't say that I've seen that Chimaera around town before and I'm always Hope that all involved are OK. You can just make out the reg in the picture - anyone know the driver? Any news on their condition?

cerby4.5

1,643 posts

270 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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That looks nasty!
Don't recognise the car (am regularly in Watford/St Albans/Hatfield), but also hope that both drivers are OK!

tobeee

1,436 posts

297 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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I live in St.Albans, and do see a couple of other Chims here every now and then. Can't really make out the colour in the piccy, but looks like an odd green colour which I have seen before. Driven by an oldish chap, as I recall. Hope they're both OK.

I know the location well. My guess is the tiv span as it accelerated away from the roundabout, as the road bears round to the left, and it was wet that morning too. I'm no expert though.

Don

28,378 posts

313 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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BB said:
picture removed, call me over sensitive if you like but I think posting the scene on here
without knowing the fate of the drivers yet a little insensitive. If you want too look its
on the link above.lets hope they are all ok. Cheers Simon



Very odd. Hope they're all OK.

>> Edited by Ballistic Banana on Thursday 19th January 10:58

dougc

Original Poster:

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294 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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I'll keep an eye on the local paper and see if there is any news. Fingers crossed everything goes well for everyone.

gbbird

5,197 posts

273 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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I hope they are both OK. That Polo looks to have come out worse than the TVR

tobeee

1,436 posts

297 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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gbbird said:
I hope they are both OK. That Polo looks to have come out worse than the TVR

That's probably just because they had to cut the roof off, where as the TVR is convertible.

Seasider

12,728 posts

278 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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Gazboy said:
Please tell me that's not Oggs's car!
It's not...

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

32,007 posts

264 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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tobeee said:
I live in St.Albans, and do see a couple of other Chims here every now and then. Can't really make out the colour in the piccy, but looks like an odd green colour which I have seen before. Driven by an oldish chap, as I recall. Hope they're both OK.

I know the location well. My guess is the tiv span as it accelerated away from the roundabout, as the road bears round to the left, and it was wet that morning too. I'm no expert though.


Hope everyone's OK, and relieved it wasn't you Toby.

Bomber Denton

8,762 posts

297 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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Looks like Cureton Green to me.

Hope no-one was seriously hurt.

tobeee

1,436 posts

297 months

Thursday 19th January 2006
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
tobeee said:
I live in St.Albans, and do see a couple of other Chims here every now and then. Can't really make out the colour in the piccy, but looks like an odd green colour which I have seen before. Driven by an oldish chap, as I recall. Hope they're both OK.

I know the location well. My guess is the tiv span as it accelerated away from the roundabout, as the road bears round to the left, and it was wet that morning too. I'm no expert though.


Hope everyone's OK, and relieved it wasn't you Toby.


Cheers Steve. Me too! Easily done - though it might not have been the tiv that got into trouble first.

sprintmp

379 posts

313 months

Friday 20th January 2006
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Hope all are OK - any further news?

Seem to recall reading somewhere that the majority of accidents in TVRs are within 50 yard of roundabouts.

P

zumbruk

7,848 posts

289 months

Friday 20th January 2006
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The vast majority are single vehicle incidents in the first year of ownership ...

oggs

8,817 posts

283 months

Friday 20th January 2006
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Gazboy said:
Please tell me that's not Oggs's car!


No thank goodness..


Glad both drivers are ok

dougc

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8,241 posts

294 months

Friday 20th January 2006
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The local paper arrived today, with the story on the front cover. The text is the same but the picture is bigger. You can easily make out the reg (though I'm not sure I should post it) The car is the same colour as oggs' and has a Finnish flag sticker on the back.

No update of the condition of either driver as yet but from the photo the rear of the Chimaera looks relatively unscathed and the main impacy looks to have been on the front passenger side. The suspension/wheel looks like it collapsed as the car is at an odd angle. The polo has been pretty much demolished by the fir brigade so you can't really tell where the impact was but I'd assume it was front too.

Fingers crossed

>> Edited by dougc on Friday 20th January 20:48