Somerset Personal Injury
Devon Personal Injury
FIRE crews were mobilised yesterday evening after a two-vehicle accident on the Horsey Lane roundabout at the junction of Lysander Road in Yeovil.
Two fire engines and a rescue tender were sent to the scene at just after 6pm where officers found two people trapped inside one of the vehicles.
A man and a woman were freed from the wreckage as officers removed the roof with hydraulic cutting equipment.
A spokesman for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Both casualties were then taken to hospital via ambulance, while our officers made both vehicles safe.”
source: yeovilexpress.co.uk
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Schoolboy, 15, killed after colliding with deer during country lane bike ride in Yorkshire
Personal Injury Yorkshire
A teenager died after a deer ran into his path as he cycled along a country lane with friends.
Ben Madden, 15, was thrown to the ground and suffered head injuries when the animal leapt out and collided with his front wheel in Elloughton Dale, East Yorkshire. The deer then ran off.
The teenager was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary where he died on Sunday after being in a coma for four days.
Friends who were cycling with him revealed the teenager was not wearing his cycling helmet at the time of the accident.
The keen sportsman lived with father Darren, 45, mother Kate, 45, and sister Evie, 14, in Brough, two miles from the scene of the accident.
Tributes have been pouring in for the popular schoolboy, who attended South Hunsley School in Brough, East Yorkshire, and was a keen footballer.
A Facebook page set up in his memory has attracted more than 2,500 members.
Family member Danielle Madden wrote: 'RIP Ben. I will never forget you.
'The family won't be the same without you. You are always in my heart and I am always thinking of you.'
School friends of the teenager also posted a string of emotional messages online.
Cobi Arnett, one of Ben's best friends, said: 'Mate, I really miss you and will always be here to remember you and all the memories we have had.
'Reading through our texts has made me so happy to know you were always there for me.
'Thank you for our memories, they will live on for ever.'
Josh Shafei said: 'I remember the first day I started Welton in year 4 and you welcomed me straight away.
'I remember when we used to get in moods when we weren't on each other's side for football and when we used to make up nicknames for each other.
'I will miss you forever, you weren't just a friend, you were a brother and I will never, ever forget you.'
Sophie Brown said: 'Miss you so much already Ben. You never failed to make me smile and our little mischievous times were so funny.'
Becky Hirst said: 'You were a great friend to many and an all round lovely guy. You will never be forgotten and will always be in our hearts.'
Beth Eyre added: 'It's not fair how the worst things happen to the best people. I promise you will never be forgotten.'
Humberside Police confirmed Ben died at Hull Royal Infirmary after spending time in a coma.
A spokesman added: 'Humberside Police were called by the Ambulance Service at 2.10pm on Tuesday, July 26, reporting a 15-year-old boy who had fallen from his bike, sustaining serious head injuries.
'It is believed the boy was cycling down Elloughton Dale and fell from his bike after a collision with a deer.
'The boy was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary for treatment but sadly died from his injuries in the early hours of Sunday.'
Friends now want to organise a memorial event at Swanland Park in Swanland, East Yorks, later this month, where Chinese lanterns will be released into the air to honour the schoolboy.
source: dailymail.co.uk
A teenager died after a deer ran into his path as he cycled along a country lane with friends.
Ben Madden, 15, was thrown to the ground and suffered head injuries when the animal leapt out and collided with his front wheel in Elloughton Dale, East Yorkshire. The deer then ran off.
The teenager was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary where he died on Sunday after being in a coma for four days.
Friends who were cycling with him revealed the teenager was not wearing his cycling helmet at the time of the accident.
The keen sportsman lived with father Darren, 45, mother Kate, 45, and sister Evie, 14, in Brough, two miles from the scene of the accident.
Tributes have been pouring in for the popular schoolboy, who attended South Hunsley School in Brough, East Yorkshire, and was a keen footballer.
A Facebook page set up in his memory has attracted more than 2,500 members.
Family member Danielle Madden wrote: 'RIP Ben. I will never forget you.
'The family won't be the same without you. You are always in my heart and I am always thinking of you.'
School friends of the teenager also posted a string of emotional messages online.
Cobi Arnett, one of Ben's best friends, said: 'Mate, I really miss you and will always be here to remember you and all the memories we have had.
'Reading through our texts has made me so happy to know you were always there for me.
'Thank you for our memories, they will live on for ever.'
Josh Shafei said: 'I remember the first day I started Welton in year 4 and you welcomed me straight away.
'I remember when we used to get in moods when we weren't on each other's side for football and when we used to make up nicknames for each other.
'I will miss you forever, you weren't just a friend, you were a brother and I will never, ever forget you.'
Sophie Brown said: 'Miss you so much already Ben. You never failed to make me smile and our little mischievous times were so funny.'
Becky Hirst said: 'You were a great friend to many and an all round lovely guy. You will never be forgotten and will always be in our hearts.'
Beth Eyre added: 'It's not fair how the worst things happen to the best people. I promise you will never be forgotten.'
Humberside Police confirmed Ben died at Hull Royal Infirmary after spending time in a coma.
A spokesman added: 'Humberside Police were called by the Ambulance Service at 2.10pm on Tuesday, July 26, reporting a 15-year-old boy who had fallen from his bike, sustaining serious head injuries.
'It is believed the boy was cycling down Elloughton Dale and fell from his bike after a collision with a deer.
'The boy was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary for treatment but sadly died from his injuries in the early hours of Sunday.'
Friends now want to organise a memorial event at Swanland Park in Swanland, East Yorks, later this month, where Chinese lanterns will be released into the air to honour the schoolboy.
source: dailymail.co.uk
Two injured in crash at accident blackspot near Weymouth
Personal Injury Dorset
A six-year-old boy and a woman were injured in a crash on a notorious stretch of road.
The two-car accident happened yesterday morning on the A353 outside the turning to Northdown Holiday Farm on White Horse Hill near Preston, Weymouth.
A red Mazda sports car and a silver Vauxhall Zafira were involved in the crash.
The occupants in the cars were believed to be holidaymakers.
Two ambulances and a Dorset Police car and police bike were on the scene to help the casualties.
A woman complaining of body pain was taken to hospital and six-year-old boy was taken to hospital as a precaution as he had neck pain.
Dorset Police directed traffic and kept it flowing around the crash site.
The road was closed for five minutes while the Mazda was recovered by Bride Valley Motors.
The car had a large dent in the side and had lost a rear wheel in the collision. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “A six-year-old child went to hospital as a precaution.
No one was seriously injured.
“The accident involved two lots of holidaymakers.
“One pulled out of the side road into the other on the main road. The red Mazda lost a wheel.”
Northdown Farm runs a temporary campsite for 28 days a year.
Residents of Sutton Poyntz and Osmington previously objected to the campsite proposal claiming it would cause issues with alcohol and loud noise.
The campsite was granted an alcohol licence but refused a music licence.
Police also raised concerns about accessibility down the narrow farm track.
Chris Bratchell, owner of the nearby White Horse Holiday Park, said that the road was an accident black spot and more safety measures needed to be put in place.
He said: “The serious problem with the road is that it bends tightly coming up the hill. There have been numerous accidents there.
“In my view there should be a 40mph speed limit from the limit change at Preston to beyond the entrance to White Horse Farm rather than a 60mph limit.”
He added: “I believe this road deserves additional markers and a different speed limit.
“I think if nothing is done then one day there will be a big accident and then something will be done.”
Mr Bratchell said that the road could see a major accident.
He added: “I worry about the road in general – there have been a lot of accidents along here.
“The volume of traffic is increasing and people’s speeds are increasing.
“I think it’s a place where a major accident could easily happen.”
A spokesman for Northdown Farm said: “We do not believe that any of our campers were involved in that incident.”
source: dorsetecho.co.uk
A six-year-old boy and a woman were injured in a crash on a notorious stretch of road.
The two-car accident happened yesterday morning on the A353 outside the turning to Northdown Holiday Farm on White Horse Hill near Preston, Weymouth.
A red Mazda sports car and a silver Vauxhall Zafira were involved in the crash.
The occupants in the cars were believed to be holidaymakers.
Two ambulances and a Dorset Police car and police bike were on the scene to help the casualties.
A woman complaining of body pain was taken to hospital and six-year-old boy was taken to hospital as a precaution as he had neck pain.
Dorset Police directed traffic and kept it flowing around the crash site.
The road was closed for five minutes while the Mazda was recovered by Bride Valley Motors.
The car had a large dent in the side and had lost a rear wheel in the collision. A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “A six-year-old child went to hospital as a precaution.
No one was seriously injured.
“The accident involved two lots of holidaymakers.
“One pulled out of the side road into the other on the main road. The red Mazda lost a wheel.”
Northdown Farm runs a temporary campsite for 28 days a year.
Residents of Sutton Poyntz and Osmington previously objected to the campsite proposal claiming it would cause issues with alcohol and loud noise.
The campsite was granted an alcohol licence but refused a music licence.
Police also raised concerns about accessibility down the narrow farm track.
Chris Bratchell, owner of the nearby White Horse Holiday Park, said that the road was an accident black spot and more safety measures needed to be put in place.
He said: “The serious problem with the road is that it bends tightly coming up the hill. There have been numerous accidents there.
“In my view there should be a 40mph speed limit from the limit change at Preston to beyond the entrance to White Horse Farm rather than a 60mph limit.”
He added: “I believe this road deserves additional markers and a different speed limit.
“I think if nothing is done then one day there will be a big accident and then something will be done.”
Mr Bratchell said that the road could see a major accident.
He added: “I worry about the road in general – there have been a lot of accidents along here.
“The volume of traffic is increasing and people’s speeds are increasing.
“I think it’s a place where a major accident could easily happen.”
A spokesman for Northdown Farm said: “We do not believe that any of our campers were involved in that incident.”
source: dorsetecho.co.uk
Portmore crash: Four cut from vehicles
Personal Injury Devon
North Devon Link Road was closed for several hours.
Rush hour traffic around Barnstaple was disrupted last night (Monday) following a collision involving two cars on the A361 between the Portmore roundabout and the Landkey junctione outside the town.
The road was closed while fire crews from Barnstaple and Braunton used hydraulic cutting gear to release four people trapped in the vehicles, a blue Ford Fusion and a red Ford Focus. They were suffering from head and back injuries and were taken to North Devon District Hospital by ambulance.
Two other casualties, who were not trapped in the vehicles, were also taken to hospital. Police said none of the injuries appeared to be llife threatening.
The crews used hydraulic rescue equipment, small tools and a winch to deal with the incident.
Diversions were put in place while police investigated ths accident scene and the road was reopened at 10.40pm
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to contact them on 08452 777 444.
source: northdevongazette.co.uk
North Devon Link Road was closed for several hours.
Rush hour traffic around Barnstaple was disrupted last night (Monday) following a collision involving two cars on the A361 between the Portmore roundabout and the Landkey junctione outside the town.
The road was closed while fire crews from Barnstaple and Braunton used hydraulic cutting gear to release four people trapped in the vehicles, a blue Ford Fusion and a red Ford Focus. They were suffering from head and back injuries and were taken to North Devon District Hospital by ambulance.
Two other casualties, who were not trapped in the vehicles, were also taken to hospital. Police said none of the injuries appeared to be llife threatening.
The crews used hydraulic rescue equipment, small tools and a winch to deal with the incident.
Diversions were put in place while police investigated ths accident scene and the road was reopened at 10.40pm
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to contact them on 08452 777 444.
source: northdevongazette.co.uk
Motorcyclist died in crash in Neston after trying to avoid cat in the road
Personal Injury Merseyside
Personal Injury Liverpool
A MOTORCYCLIST died after crashing into a lamppost when he swerved to avoid a cat, an inquest heard.
David Alexander James Elson, 26, was riding along Liverpool Road toward Parkgate Road in Neston at 4.30am on September 28 last year when he lost control of his Kawasaki ZXR 600.
The crash was witnessed by Stephen Kay, who was walking home after spending the night at his girlfriend’s house.
Mr Kay was still too distressed about the incident to attend the inquest so he supplied a written statement.
It read: “The front wheel caught the curb and the bike just slid across the road. The driver came off and was lying on his back. He asked me to move him off the road.”
A passing milkman saw the bike crash from a distance and arrived at the scene to find Mr Kay crouching over the injured man, who was groaning on the floor.
An ambulance was called and David was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital. He was later moved to Walton Hospital for specialist treatment after doctors discovered he had fractured his spine. His spinal cord was damaged and he was paralysed from the neck down.
Cheshire Constabulary collision investigator Michael Prime told the inquest Mr Elson was travelling at about 34mph, which was not excessive. He also noted that pieces of crash helmet at the base of a nearby lamppost made it ‘highly likely’ that he had hit his head. The post was about 8.5 metres from where he fell off the bike.
Medical staff established that David, from Cornwall Road, Upton, Chester, had fractured vertebrae in his neck and that the spinal cord had been damaged, leaving him tetraplegic. He had an emergency operation to fix his spine but his condition started to deteriorate.
He developed deep vein thrombosis which left clots in his bowel and other organs, causing them to shut down, and he passed away at Walton Hospital on September 26, six days after the accident.
David’s distraught mother Susan Elson, accompanied by members of her family, told assistant deputy coroner for Cheshire Jean Harkin: “David was my baby, my youngest child. He was a family man. He loved his family, especially his seven-year-old son.
“He told me he had swerved so he wouldn’t hit a cat. It was the last thing he remembered.”
Verdict: Accidental death.
source: ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk
Personal Injury Liverpool
A MOTORCYCLIST died after crashing into a lamppost when he swerved to avoid a cat, an inquest heard.
David Alexander James Elson, 26, was riding along Liverpool Road toward Parkgate Road in Neston at 4.30am on September 28 last year when he lost control of his Kawasaki ZXR 600.
The crash was witnessed by Stephen Kay, who was walking home after spending the night at his girlfriend’s house.
Mr Kay was still too distressed about the incident to attend the inquest so he supplied a written statement.
It read: “The front wheel caught the curb and the bike just slid across the road. The driver came off and was lying on his back. He asked me to move him off the road.”
A passing milkman saw the bike crash from a distance and arrived at the scene to find Mr Kay crouching over the injured man, who was groaning on the floor.
An ambulance was called and David was taken to Arrowe Park Hospital. He was later moved to Walton Hospital for specialist treatment after doctors discovered he had fractured his spine. His spinal cord was damaged and he was paralysed from the neck down.
Cheshire Constabulary collision investigator Michael Prime told the inquest Mr Elson was travelling at about 34mph, which was not excessive. He also noted that pieces of crash helmet at the base of a nearby lamppost made it ‘highly likely’ that he had hit his head. The post was about 8.5 metres from where he fell off the bike.
Medical staff established that David, from Cornwall Road, Upton, Chester, had fractured vertebrae in his neck and that the spinal cord had been damaged, leaving him tetraplegic. He had an emergency operation to fix his spine but his condition started to deteriorate.
He developed deep vein thrombosis which left clots in his bowel and other organs, causing them to shut down, and he passed away at Walton Hospital on September 26, six days after the accident.
David’s distraught mother Susan Elson, accompanied by members of her family, told assistant deputy coroner for Cheshire Jean Harkin: “David was my baby, my youngest child. He was a family man. He loved his family, especially his seven-year-old son.
“He told me he had swerved so he wouldn’t hit a cat. It was the last thing he remembered.”
Verdict: Accidental death.
source: ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk
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