Had a head on crash and rolled the car!!

[deleted_user_0_csl]

Luckily not the CSL, but my daily driver the 118d.

I was approaching a corner (left hand corner) on the A70 near Tarbrax and looking across the fields through the corner I could see an escort flying, i mean flying, and i remember thinking thats way too fast, then he came round the corner, lost the back end and came onto my side of the road.

Hit me somewhere on the front, my car rolled (other cars said it went flying into the air) but landed upright - his car landed on its roof and he was lucky to get out. My airbags saved me any major injury whereas he had a broken leg. if he'd had a passenger they'd be dead, thankfully no serious injuiries in this RTA.

Just back home after getting the all clear from the hospital. Thank feck for German engineering and airbags!!!

Be safe people, there was nothing I could do to avoid this one :banghead:

[SpineOnABap]

My god that's horrific - one of those things you can do nothing about. It's such a result that no one was seriously injured.
Glad you're ok, all the best Elliot.

[cslgirl]

Blimey!!!

Glad you are ok tho! Must have well shaken you up!! Awful and sorry to hear that! (Glad it wasn't your CSL)

I seem to be reading a lot about head on collisions recently. Its not good as if someone is on your side of the road, there isn't a lot you can do.

[CATDT]

Really sorry to hear that but glad you are ok. I had a similar experience but probably at slower speed ... the person who hit me was asleep at the wheel.

It's left me with the tendancy to get very vocal when people on country lanes are on my side of the road around corners.

Trust your bruises go quickly and you have no long lasting affects. Do make sure any pains are monitored by the Drs for some time afterwards ... apparently I could need new knees in the future as a result of the internal trauma.

Look after yourself.

Jo

[csl_mba]

HOLY SHIT!!!

Glad you and your passenger are ok Steve, what an absolute fucktard that other guy was :banghead:

So you were driving towards us in the second picture? And he was coming towards you in the first picture? Coming over the brow of a hill (albeit slight) will of probably made his steering light.

As mentioned keep a note and report all aches and pains including psychological to your doctor!

Mark

[Ade]

Whoa! :smt103

Glad to hear you're alright. :thumbs:

Thank goodness it wasn't the CSL! :beer:

[deleted_user_0_csl]

I was driving in the direction the camera is facing in the first picture, up the hill. My car ended up facing the wrong way. He came round that corner, it looks small in the pic but believe me its a tight corner that needs respect.

I hadn't even reached the corner :bigcry:

p.s. 5 mins from home after having been in Manchester that day!

[Sailorbaz]

As mentioned before Stevie, glad to hear you are ok. :beer:

You having to use the CSL to go work now??? Imagine turning up at the office in that? Roll cage and everything, you coming out with your suit on. If it cleaned up ok? :thumbs:

[Z4NM]

That looks nasty. Glad you are ok though!

Good to see the 118d held up well as I have one almost the same!

[Rags]

So glad you are ok mate and glad it wasn't the CSL.

Hope you get a satisfactory payout!

[Sailorbaz]

Dude, I've just been reading on the 'other' forum about the uninsured driver part!!! Thats' fcuking disgusting btw.

Funny, without tarring everyone who drives an Escort with the same brush but when you mentioned it was an Escort and a young driver that hit you at speed, alarm bells started ringing. I know that's very stereotypical of me but hey.

Hope its insured through other means. Isn't there a clause in your policy about uninsured drivers? A mate of mine was hit by a stolen car in Falkirk a couple of years ago and got paid out by some kind of consortium of insurers type deal...could be an option open to you.

Good luck either way,
Baz

Oh aye, enjoy tomorrow ya jammy bas!

[Mark CSL]

Steve that looks like you had some crash.
It was lucky for the boy you were not in the CSL or he would have had 2 broken legs :whistle:

Good to here you are fine see you tomorrow at knockhill :thumbs:
I hope it does not slow you down too much round the track :hahaha:

[deleted_user_0_csl]

Dude, I've just been reading on the 'other' forum about the uninsured driver part!!! Thats' fcuking disgusting btw.

Funny, without tarring everyone who drives an Escort with the same brush but when you mentioned it was an Escort and a young driver that hit you at speed, alarm bells started ringing. I know that's very stereotypical of me but hey.

Hope its insured through other means. Isn't there a clause in your policy about uninsured drivers? A mate of mine was hit by a stolen car in Falkirk a couple of years ago and got paid out by some kind of consortium of insurers type deal...could be an option open to you.

Good luck either way,
Baz

Oh aye, enjoy tomorrow ya jammy bas!

Hi Baz

Yip my insurance company confirmed that's what'll happen. Just waiting to find out from his Dad if the car is covered in some other way, if not I presume he'll be done for Dangerous driving and being uninsured?

[whopwop]

That's a tough break Steve, glad your ok though.
Slightly ironic that you spend 6months of the year driving on the most dangerous piece of Tarmac on earth to have some twat smack into you at home !:banghead:

[Jaw_F430]

Glad your ok mate:beer: