Ever been knocked over?

I was on the way home after a late lecture with friends this evening, turned a corner and a lass was lying in the middle of the road with a huge jeep warrior thing parked behind her. She was lying a few foot away from the bumper of the jeep. She had a few people around her and an ambulance had been called so we went to walk past then I heard her voice and realized it belonged to a lass who'd just been in the same lecture! I'd seen her just a couple of minutes before putting her earphones in to walk down the hill.

Poor lass seemed to be in pain but was talking so from what I gathered it was her leg that was giving her grief. The driver - in full farmer overalls - looked really shocked and was waving traffic on in a zombie-like fashion, not surprised. Knocking a dog over is a traumatising enough matter but a person...

I reckon she either wasn't concentrating when crossing due to having her music in and that junction being badly lit and her wearing dark clothing. Then again he mightn't have had his lights on but that's unlikely.

We didn't stay as there were enough people crowding as it was Hope she's alright though.



Anyway it got me thinking, has anyone been involved in a collision like this? You don't hear of it often and it's such an awful thing to deal with for both parties involved...

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

I'd seen her just a couple of minutes before putting her earphones in to walk down the hill.

connected you think?

I hope your colleague is not badly hurt and is soon on the mend. At least she was handy for the hospital.

In answer to the question, I have never been involved in running down a pedestrian, but have seen my share of trauma and death. It stays with you..

Originally Posted by Luckypants

connected you think?

See updated post, had just edited it

It's never a nice thing to witness or see the aftermath, am just glad I didn't see it happen

been rear ended on bike by a car, thats close and scary enough

[ophic]

almost hit some %&^* student as he almost stepped out in front of my car from between parked cars, yes, wearing earphones. He saw me and stopped at the very very last split second. I couldn't do owt - he would have literally walked into the front wing. He looked somewhat shocked.

People with a tendency to have their heads in the clouds shoudn't be allowed to wear earphones in public. Not suggesting that that is what happened to that girl. Hope shes ok.

I got knocked of my push bike on the day I had just learnt to ride without stablishers(?) I was alright the bloke was moaning about a mark on his door panel from my bike rather than the fact I was under it!!!! Pfffft

The only other time I was close to it was walking back from Uni to the train station in Birmingham, a van was driving the wrong way down a one way street I had my earphones in and only looked the way I thought the trafficc would come from. Pffft. I shouted at him a bit at he stopped about a foot from me and kicked his van! (I'd had a bad day)

Hope the girl is ok, and wish her a speedy recovery!

Originally Posted by Luckypants

At least she was handy for the hospital.

Indeed, good thing it didn't take too long, would have been worried about the service if they couldn't get one out for just up the road!

Originally Posted by Paws

been rear ended on bike by a car, thats close and scary enough

Indeed, any sorta collision is scary, takes a lot of courage to get back on the road after one, always admire people for that.

No but I saw an elderly lady knocked over. It was on the A449 just outside Wolverhampton, a car came off a roundabout and she didn't see it - walked straight out in front of it. She was tossed into the air like a rag doll, and landed head first on the kerb. I was out running with a mate - I used to work nearby - and ran to her help. She had a depressed fracture of the skull - that was very obvious - and was barely conscious. The ambo took forever and a day to arrive. The car driver, a woman with two young children, was in terrible shock and the children were hysterical.

It was horrible

cheers for the well wishes guys, I'll mentally pass 'em on!

[dizzyblonde]

me dad once got run over at the crossing where the HBOS main office is, before they changed the crossing system there. Thing is, he'd just had a major op, a few weeks before! Apparently he went flying up in the air as he bounced off the bonnet. He rolled off the floor and brushed himself off.......one lucky sod if you ask me. Must have really **** the driver up. My dad just said he was fine and went on his way!
Hes had his fair share of his nine lives like that too.