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Thursday 11 December 2014

Between These Lorries Is A Car – The Woman Inside Survived

Between these lorries is a car - the woman inside survived
A woman had an incredibly lucky escape when she survived this horrific crash.
Her VW Golf was squeezed under a lorry in front when she was shunted by a skip lorry behind her.
Witnesses to the collision in Colchester, Essex, said that the car was so crushed that they didn’t even realise a car had been involved.

The 27-year-old woman was taken to Royal London Hospital to be treated for her injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening.
Sergeant Damon Bainbridge said: ‘It is extremely unlikely to get a survivor in a crash like this. If they did survive, we would expect them to have life threatening or life changing injuries.
‘It goes to show what a difference the quality of vehicle construction can make and what else can I call it except luck.’
FROM JOHN JEFFAY AT CASCADE NEWS LTD    0161 660 8087 /  07771 957773  john@cascadenews.co.uk / www.cascadenews.co.uk Syndicated for Colchester Gazette A DRIVER was plucked ALIVE from this horror crash after her VW Golf was crushed UNDERNEATH an articulated lorry. The unnamed 27-year-old woman was shunted by a skip lorry behind her and wedged below the lorry ahead. At first stunned onlookers in Colchester, Essex, didnít even realise there was a car squashed between the heavy vehicles. The lorry was hit with such force that two vehicles in front of the HGV were also damaged.  The Golf driver, from Colchester, was flown to the Royal London Hospital .
The car can just be seen under the De Rijke lorry (Picture: Cascade)
Stuart Hunt, who was first on the scene, said: ‘We called the police but we did not know there was a car in the middle until we went and had a look. The car was destroyed – I thought the driver was a gonner.’
A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, causing a serious injury collision and on suspicion of being under the influence of drink and drugs.

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