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Five-car crash on A12 causes rush hour delays
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| Scene - the collision on the A12 at Witham which caused delays for commuters. Picture submitted to i-witness by reader DAVID JOHNSON |
One side of the A12 came to a standstill this morning after a five car collision.
The London-bound carriageway of the road was blocked after a blue Peugeot 206, a blue BMW 320, a white Ford Fiesta, a black Renault Clio and a white Citroen Berlingo were in collision near the Witham North slip road at around 7.30am.
A police spokesman said there appeared to be no serious injuries.
9:48am Wednesday 26th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: No! I am Spartacus, Colchester on 11:09am Wed 26 Mar 08
This is getting boring.... I travel that way each day and it has gone from a once a fortnight thing to a few times a week.
Either the people on the road are driving like idiots or the roads are over capacity?
I suspect its a bit of the first and a lot of the second- why, when the A12 was worked on 3/4 years ago, was it not turned into 3 lanes? It baffled me at the time and makes less sense now.
This is getting boring.... I travel that way each day and it has gone from a once a fortnight thing to a few times a week.
Either the people on the road are driving like idiots or the roads are over capacity?
I suspect its a bit of the first and a lot of the second- why, when the A12 was worked on 3/4 years ago, was it not turned into 3 lanes? It baffled me at the time and makes less sense now.
Posted by: KJ, Thorpe on 12:33pm Wed 26 Mar 08
I just wish people were more careful. I was travelling at 6.30 yesterday morning when it was frosty and icy and someone was inches from my back bumper
I just wish people were more careful. I was travelling at 6.30 yesterday morning when it was frosty and icy and someone was inches from my back bumper
Posted by: bsidethecside, Dovercourt on 1:06pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Sadly, these incidents are hardly worth reporting since there is normally an accident on the A12 pretty much every day. It would be more news-worthy to report a day when nothing untoward happens.
Sadly, these incidents are hardly worth reporting since there is normally an accident on the A12 pretty much every day. It would be more news-worthy to report a day when nothing untoward happens.
Posted by: Smeeth, Colchester on 1:34pm Wed 26 Mar 08
It's nothing more than careless drivers rushing to work.
People, chill out, don't rush to work, you don't want to be there anyway!!
It's nothing more than careless drivers rushing to work.
People, chill out, don't rush to work, you don't want to be there anyway!!
Posted by: SimonW, Colchester on 2:52pm Wed 26 Mar 08
I joined the A12 at Colchester at 915 this morning and it took me 30 minutes to crawl a mile and a half past the accident site. Why? Were the cars on the carriageway? Were the emergency services still there? No. The cars were in the layby by the roadside cafe and the reason for the queues were rubberneckers having a look at a few dented cars.
What is the point? Look where you're going otherwise you'll cause more accidents you gawpers. Go find a window to lick!
I joined the A12 at Colchester at 915 this morning and it took me 30 minutes to crawl a mile and a half past the accident site. Why? Were the cars on the carriageway? Were the emergency services still there? No. The cars were in the layby by the roadside cafe and the reason for the queues were rubberneckers having a look at a few dented cars.
What is the point? Look where you're going otherwise you'll cause more accidents you gawpers. Go find a window to lick!
Posted by: stevie wonder, witham on 6:47pm Wed 26 Mar 08
another day on the a12 i travel this road everyday i think most of the problems are caused by careless drivers driving too fast or talking on thier mobiles what we need are more police patrols on the a12 to get rid of some of the idiot drivers ban them for life
another day on the a12 i travel this road everyday i think most of the problems are caused by careless drivers driving too fast or talking on thier mobiles what we need are more police patrols on the a12 to get rid of some of the idiot drivers ban them for life
Posted by: andy, colchester on 7:23pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Simon how do you know where all the cars were if you were not rubbernecking and slowing the traffic.It is human nature to stick you nose in unless authority asks in which case 95% pretend they now nothing.
Simon how do you know where all the cars were if you were not rubbernecking and slowing the traffic.It is human nature to stick you nose in unless authority asks in which case 95% pretend they now nothing.
Posted by: SimonW, Colchester on 10:46pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]andy[/bold] wrote:
Simon how do you know where all the cars were if you were not rubbernecking and slowing the traffic.It is human nature to stick you nose in unless authority asks in which case 95% pretend they now nothing.[/quote] Because Andy, like I said, I was crawling along at 15mph behind everyone else!
andy wrote:
Simon how do you know where all the cars were if you were not rubbernecking and slowing the traffic.It is human nature to stick you nose in unless authority asks in which case 95% pretend they now nothing.
Because Andy, like I said, I was crawling along at 15mph behind everyone else!
Posted by: anne, Colchester on 10:46pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Can't anyone just be pleased there were no serious injuries?
Can't anyone just be pleased there were no serious injuries?
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