Car Crash photos
November 25th, 2004 at 8:54 pm by David FarrarDriving along Bowen Street I could not fail to notice that a car had not only driven off the road, but had somehow driven up a near vertical bank and wedged itself between the bank and a lamppost.
As one can see such a feat would be damn difficult to do, even if trying on purpose.
The car occupants were incredibly lucky they actually wedged into the post. If the post had not been there they would have probally rolled over several times onto the busy road. Or if they had hit the post head on it would have been messy.
The driver and passenger were not too badly injured, and could walk afterwards. The Police said they suspected they had been involved with some reports of cars being broken into earlier in the day, even though this car was not reported stolen itself. There was also a beer bottle on the road which had fallen out of the car, so I suspect the driver does not have happy days ahead. At least he is alive!
This photo gives a good idea of how steep the bank is. The car is at over a 60 degree angle.
This is the probable path the car took up the bank. The corner is not that curved so they must have been going an insane speed to lose it like that. A local resident said they often hear cars hooning it on this section.
A police car just starting to move. They got there after I drove past but before I grabbed the camera, parked and got back. Also I resisted the urge to try and sell my photos to the Dominion Post and did a charitable service by ringing them up and suggesting their duty photographer might want to pop over so they can get their own photos. Will be interesting to see if they did follow it up.
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November 26th, 2004 at 8:41 am
Perhaps they came down the bank? That would be more possible. I don’t know what’s at the top, is it the Botanical Gardens?
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 9:19 am
I did think the same at first, but I checked and it could not have come from above as there were trees in the way which would have blocked it higher up.
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 9:42 am
Wet roads, alcohol, speed, cell phone just can’t tell. I just hope the lamppost comes through ok and wasn’t too badly chipped.
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 10:22 am
Papparazzo! It’s people like you who killed Princess Di!
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 1:18 pm
Was it a lady driver.
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 1:29 pm
I was one of the first on the scene of this accident yesterday. The cause was excessive speed in a stolen vehicle on wet roads. The driver lost controll around the corner just previous to this lamp post and rolled up the bank.
Cheers for posting the pics.
As for the Papparazzo comment by Helen? How can this photographer be the cause of this accident??? What a stupid comment!!!!!
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 1:30 pm
I was one of the first on the scene of this accident yesterday. The cause was excessive speed in a stolen vehicle on wet roads. The driver lost control around the corner just previous to this lamppost and rolled up the bank.
Cheers for posting the pics.
As for the Papparazzo comment by Helen? How can this photographer be the cause of this accident??? What a stupid comment!!!!!
Vote:November 26th, 2004 at 1:44 pm
Andy – Helen was teasing, not at all serious. I suspect she is still grumpy about my papprazzi photo of her a few weeks back
Nothing in the Dom Post about it that I can see. Lazy sods!
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