Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I was heading along the main road when I reached a mini RAB near a Shell fuel station in Llandulas. I looked at the adjacent A55 and noticed flashing lights. I saw some people stood near the station looking at them so I decided to head over and have a nosey.
What I saw was quite horrific. There was a Mitsubishi 4x4 upside down and on the wrong side of the barrier in a ditch. Next to it was a Renault Clio with the roof at the back squashed down. And finally there was a caravan on its side in the middle of the road.
The whole road was closed and there was a lot of traffic trying to get off the A55.
When I arrived, I spoke to an elderly woman and man who said that it had happened about 5 mins ago and that they had been getting fuel. They explained to me what they thought had happened.
I watched for about 10 mins and rang my folks as I wasnt sure if they would get caught in the queue behind.
There was 2 fire engines, 4 police cars, 3 ambulances, and a tow truck there.
Just as one ambulance parked blocking our view, I saw fire officers speaking to someone who appeared to be in the back of the squashed Clio. I was actually getting upset at the thought that there was someone in the back of the car as I could see how flattened the roof was.
Just as I was leaving the scene, I overheard a woman at a fuel pump speaking to some other people. She said that she was driving in the opposite direction and saw the whole thing happen. She said that the caravan had actually flew up into the air and landed ontop of the Clio before falling off.
The occupants of the 4x4 seemed okay and I believe that there were only three people in the Clio. One of which was still stuck in the back. When the fire brigade were speaking to the rear passenger of the Clio, a woman was clearly getting disruaght at the thought of the person being stuck.
The whole incident was quite tragic.
What I saw was quite horrific. There was a Mitsubishi 4x4 upside down and on the wrong side of the barrier in a ditch. Next to it was a Renault Clio with the roof at the back squashed down. And finally there was a caravan on its side in the middle of the road.
The whole road was closed and there was a lot of traffic trying to get off the A55.
When I arrived, I spoke to an elderly woman and man who said that it had happened about 5 mins ago and that they had been getting fuel. They explained to me what they thought had happened.
I watched for about 10 mins and rang my folks as I wasnt sure if they would get caught in the queue behind.
There was 2 fire engines, 4 police cars, 3 ambulances, and a tow truck there.
Just as one ambulance parked blocking our view, I saw fire officers speaking to someone who appeared to be in the back of the squashed Clio. I was actually getting upset at the thought that there was someone in the back of the car as I could see how flattened the roof was.
Just as I was leaving the scene, I overheard a woman at a fuel pump speaking to some other people. She said that she was driving in the opposite direction and saw the whole thing happen. She said that the caravan had actually flew up into the air and landed ontop of the Clio before falling off.
The occupants of the 4x4 seemed okay and I believe that there were only three people in the Clio. One of which was still stuck in the back. When the fire brigade were speaking to the rear passenger of the Clio, a woman was clearly getting disruaght at the thought of the person being stuck.
The whole incident was quite tragic.
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Why people feel the need to gawp for 10 minutes at accidents really baffles me.
