Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories

"'It's lucky no one was killed' says Malvern home owner after car ploughs into house" . Did the car plough into the house on its own?

A number of comments that it is all AI !

Here's an update with photos of the wall boarded up.
https://twickenham.nub.news/news/local-news/update-images-reveal-afterma...

That Chesterfield one is close to home.

Apparently hooning down a redressed road, losing control, and causing life changing injuries to three people is "Careless"not "Dangerous". £750 compensation each.

Meaning, shitty Transport Minister Mark Harper does not give a damn.

David9694 wrote:

Parents of girl, 15, killed in crash hit out at 'appalling' police investigation

Katelyn Dawson died after a BMW ploughed into a bus stop

Yesterday (April 11), following a seven-day inquest, senior coroner Martin Fleming concluded that it was 'more likely than not' that the BMW driver, Richard Brooke, had suffered a temporarily loss of consciousness due to fainting at the wheel. He said he had felt unwell and had 'tunnel vision' and could not remember what happened after that.

No criminal charges were brought against Mr Brooke following the incident. But Katelyn's parents Angela and Colin Dawson said the investigation after the crash was 'appalling' and that police had 'failed' their daughter.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/parents-girl-15-kil...

I trust that Mr Brooke has voluntarily surrendered his driving licence until he can get to the bottom of his medical issues?

What were they thinking building a grade II listed building that close to a main road...

Hirsute wrote:

Remember Kids:

Stop, Look, Listen

Pupils at a primary school have been evacuated after a car drove into the building.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-updates-car-plo...

First of all, it's quite clear what happened here; the school came out of nowhere, the driver did all they could to avoid a collision but there was nothing that they could do to stop the classroom trying to consume their car.

Secondly, cars are too strong. We need to protect children and the only way that we can do that is to reinforce and fortify the schools. Also, the schools need crumple zones.

Thirdly, maybe all children need to be kept in zorbing balls all day, just in case. It's the only way to stop this happening again

Hirsute wrote:

Ex black cab

https://twitter.com/KingArtAT/status/1783296299787309088

 

She seemed a bit upset about a minor misjudgement that could have killed someone and is going to cause months of stress and inconvenience.

HLaB wrote:

"'It's lucky no one was killed' says Malvern home owner after car ploughs into house" . Did the car plough into the house on its own?

Yes, right after "it lost control."

ktache wrote:

What were they thinking building a grade II listed building that close to a main road...

They should never have been given planning permission for that

Good lord!  You mean he didn't??

Seems like a case for additional safety measures e.g. at least some feedback if you try to cross into a lane with oncoming vehicles.  Although without actual barriers between lanes this might not have changed the outcome here.  And even then possibly the car driver would still have been hurt.

Unfortunately there's a general feeling of "sadly accidents happen ... but not to me and mine!"  Until one does.

Jogle wrote:

Car crashes through downstairs bedroom window of elderly woman's home in Twickenham https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/twickenham-car-crash-jeremy-vine-...

I read this earlier (can't bring myself to follow all the way through to the Heil):

The Sun wrote:

The dangerous crash reportedly happened when the driver was trying to park and accidentally pressed down on the accelerator - revving the motor straight into the house. 

Neighbours said the pensioner living inside was in another room when it happened so was unharmed and the driver was also left injury-free, reports the Daily Mail.

…which rather begs the question of (1) how hard she had intended to apply the brake, and (2) how hard she actually pressed the accelerator.

It was the run up to the ramp that seems difficult to explain...

Electric cars soon, which for some reason will just HAVE to be able to accelerate to 60mph in 4-5 seconds...

...because er... it causes pollution otherwise (is this right?).  And for safety - if there's a cyclist in front so you have to overtake them you need to get past as quickly as possible to avoid oncoming traffic...

Vine created this mock up

with the comments

Imagine if a bicycle did this. There would be *Questions in Parliament *Calls for a new law to restrict bicycle speeds *The prosecution and jailing of the rider *Demands for a curfew on cycling