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OFF TOPIC => WORLD NEWS => Motoring => Topic started by: Shambles on November 24, 2009, 14:53:04

Title: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: Shambles on November 24, 2009, 14:53:04: (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/_46789213_m8crash.jpg)

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A 65-year-old man has died in a collision on the M8 in Glasgow after he drove his Peugeot 206 in the wrong direction down the motorway.

Henry McGraith, from Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, died at the scene after colliding with a Hyundai I30 driven by a woman on the eastbound carriageway.

Source - BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8375616.stm)
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: Myowni30 on November 24, 2009, 15:21:30: What a terrible tragedy.

This seems to happen from time to time. These people are confused some how by the many slip roads and just go the wrong way.
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: Shambles on November 24, 2009, 16:14:09: I was trying to make out the i30 in that carnage. If I find any more pics I'll post them
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: bumpkin on November 24, 2009, 16:44:41: :eek: :eek: :'(

I think it might be the one at the right in front of the fire tender.
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: Shambles on November 24, 2009, 17:17:03: Quote from: bumpkin on November 24, 2009, 16:44:41

I think it might be the one at the right in front of the fire tender.

I discounted that as the raised hatch doesn't look large enough
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: Myowni30 on November 24, 2009, 17:54:58: Definitely the one in front of the fire truck. If you brighten, blow the image up and sharpen it you can clearly see it's an i30
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: eye30 on November 24, 2009, 18:33:16: Quote from: Myowni30 on November 24, 2009, 17:54:58
Definitely the one in front of the fire truck. If you brighten, blow the image up and sharpen it you can clearly see it's an i30

It looks like it to me
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: sweetbix on November 25, 2009, 08:01:46: That's horrible.. :eek: :'(
Title: Re: M8 motorway death after driver goes wrong way (BBC News)
Post by: Lorian on November 25, 2009, 09:58:35: The 21 year old female driver of the i30 is reported to have pelvic injuries, but is stable.

The i30 safety systems obviously did their job. The peugeot 206 seems a very well built car too though, scoring 4 stars on euroncap.