Just happened A64 Malton (1 Viewer)

[Andy1954]

Hope all ok

 

[irnbru]

Oh how awful. I wonder how it happened ?Is the weather bad? Or a blow out maybe. I hope the occupants are ok.

Do you work in the camera office?

 

[Andy1954]

No I live about 10 miles away and it came up on the village website. We had just had a massive rain storm.
On the headline it said Motorhome in trouble but looking at it I’m not sure

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[Minxy]

Motorhome turns over on A64

A MOTORHOME has ended up on its side after a crash on the A64 near Malton.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

 

[Andy1954]

Glad all appear ok

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Ralph drove past the other side while it was in the middle of the road. He said it was an old CI motorhome and there was a screen up blocking the front of the van . Ambulances and air ambulance there. He feared the worse. So I’m glad all passengers were ok.
You just don’t know what’s round the corner do you?

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[PeteH]

The nearest I have been to this Is when a couple of "people" in cars "crowd you" going from two lanes into one, to "get past the crawling" Motorhome, caravan, Truck, whatever. The instinct is to move over, and on a very wet road braking too hard could be fatal.

 

[Griffithii]

We were 200m behind it so felt very lucky if wasn't us ! As reported air ambulance, 4 firetrucks,6 police vehicles,two first responders and 2 ambulances.
Drivers were very good about creating a third central lane for emergency vehicles.Hope no-one else in Yorkshire had an emergency this morning...
Impossible to work out as we passed it after an hour sitting stuck what had happened.It was very windy but not wet at that stage.

 

[Tommo and Ca]

Not sure what is worse.......the accident or the the people who photographic it and post it on social sites like this.

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[tonyidle]

Not sure what is worse.......the accident or the the people who photographic it and post it on social sites like this.

Given that it will be all over local papers and TV I can't see the problem?

 

[Wildweasle]

Not sure what is worse.......the accident or the the people who photographic it and post it on social sites like this.

The rubber neckers and social media morons are by far the worst, no better than the ghouls who crouched round the gallows at a hanging

 

[Tommo and Ca]

That is partly the point of TV and the press, to report bad news, not MotorhomeFUN.

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[Tommo and Ca]

The rubber neckers and social media morons are by far the worst, no better than the ghouls who crouched round the gallows at a hanging

There are at least two of us on here who have values and a sense of decency.

 

[Carol]

There are at least two of us on here who have values and a sense of decency.

And there is also Rule 1 where you don't get personal about people.

 

[PeteH]

There is of course the possibility that reportage in whatever media. Might make others think about their actions and save at least one life?. Also, It is useful to be made aware of delays, for whatever reason, and have the option to re-route?.

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[irnbru]

Not sure what is worse.......the accident or the the people who photographic it and post it on social sites like this.

As PeteH said, It might help others avoid the area.
If you aren’t comfortable with the thread then move along and read something else.

 

[PP Bear]

The rubber neckers and social media morons are by far the worst, no better than the ghouls who crouched round the gallows at a hanging

That is partly the point of TV and the press, to report bad news, not MotorhomeFUN.

I'm not quite sure why you are both part of the motorhome community and on this forum

Details and this kind of news is pretty much essential for a lot of folk, especially if it was a blowout, or worse.

What we should all be grateful of, is that the reports are that 4 fellow motorhomers are safe and the media is an excellent tool for getting that message across.

They may have even been members, or have friends on the forum, as irnbru said, if you don't like a thread, don't open and move on.

Also see that you are both listed as new members, there are other motorhome forums available.

Your comment able values and decency is totally uncalled for.

 

[The Wino]

I'm not quite sure why you are both part of the motorhome community and on this forum

Details and this kind of news is pretty much essential for a lot of folk, especially if it was a blowout, or worse.

What we should all be grateful of, is that the reports are that 4 fellow motorhomers are safe and the media is an excellent tool for getting that message across.

They may have even been members, or have friends on the forum, as irnbru said, if you don't like a thread, don't open and move on.

Also see that you are both listed as new members, there are other motorhome forums available.

Your comment able values and decency is totally uncalled for.

I think photographing the aftermath of the motorhome on its side from a distance isn't really that ghoulish.
But the people close to the crash victims who rather than help just video the scene and people driving in the opposite direction slowing right down and rubber necking are.
I think it ought to be illegal to sell a video of someone injured without their permission and the injured person ought to be able to sue to receive any payment received for the video

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[9526]

There isn’t a driver on the planet that wouldn’t look if they came across a scene like this on the opposite carriageway.

 

[PeteH]

I think photographing the aftermath of the motorhome on its side from a distance isn't really that ghoulish.
But the people close to the crash victims who rather than help just video the scene and people driving in the opposite direction slowing right down and rubber necking are.
I think it ought to be illegal to sell a video of someone injured without their permission and the injured person ought to be able to sue to receive any payment received for the video

I dont know if you are aware? but it is possible to view traffic camera`s online, when you know how. I have looked at Traffic Cams before to-day. out of curiosity, but mainly to asses the volume of traffic in roadworks and decide my route?.

 

[The Wino]

There isn’t a driver on the planet that wouldn’t look if they came across a scene like this on the opposite carriageway.

That's true enough but some almost slow to a stop especially if it's recent there attention seems to be totally on whats happening and theyre trying to get a good look.
If I see they've got the screen's up I just want to get past and out of the way.

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[Nirvanauk]

Hope all ok

Is that taken from a webcam on the A64? I live there and can’t seem to find it.

 

[icantremember]

Is that taken from a webcam on the A64? I live there and can’t seem to find it.

It looks to me to be taken by hand from a bridge over the road.

 

[2657]

I dont know if you are aware? but it is possible to view traffic camera`s online, when you know how. I have looked at Traffic Cams before to-day. out of curiosity, but mainly to asses the volume of traffic in roadworks and decide my route?.

They are quite often turned off in the immediate vicinity of a major incident.
A very useful tool though for assessing tailbacks in real time, even the advice given on the same website is often inaccurate.

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[jongood]

That's true enough but some almost slow to a stop especially if it's recent there attention seems to be totally on whats happening and theyre trying to get a good look.
If I see they've got the screen's up I just want to get past and out of the way.

I couldn't agree more, I've seen people in front of me holding phones out of the window, causing even more of a problem and increasing the risk of tailenders behind them. Thes people should go to banger racing and get it out of their system.

 

[IanRJ]

There are at least two of us on here who have values and a sense of decency.

Thank the lord...

 

[Garfields]

There isn’t a driver on the planet that wouldn’t look if they came across a scene like this on the opposite carriageway.

People always go on about this on motorways
If you are driving on a motorway when you first see blue lights you usually cant tell which lanes or carriageways are affected.
Traffic should be slowing down in doth directions

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[vagabondoyager]

Hope all ok

Is this a bit of a blackspot? as something similar happened around the same time with a caravan last year

A64 near Malton reopens after caravan overturns

THE westbound A64 near Malton has reopened after it was closed earlier by an overturned caravan.

www.gazetteherald.co.uk

 

[jopparocks]

Not sure what is worse.......the accident or the the people who photographic it and post it on social sites like this.

You think that making an obviously humane concerned post on this site is maybe worse than an actual serious accident. Did you actually think before writing that?

 

[jopparocks]

There are at least two of us on here who have values and a sense of decency.

You haven't a clue have you. This post outs you as a troll.

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