Two injured in Headington crash (From Oxford Mail)
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Two injured in Headington crash
6:29pm Friday 9th July 2010 in
TWO people were injured today when a car crashed into a lamppost.
The accident took place in Headington, Oxford, when a blue Nissan Micra swerved off the road, across a pedestrian crossing, and into the obstruction.
The driver, believed to be a middle-aged female, was taken to John Radcliffe Hospital after the crash on London Road, at the junction with Windmill Road. A bystander was also taken by the ambulance after being hit by debris.
The extent of their injuries was last night unknown, but witnesses said both had walked away from the crash.
Punters in Ladbrokes betting shop across the road heard the crash at 1.30pm.
Employee Fiona Molloy said the noise had been deafening.
She said: “It was loud enough for everyone to go silent in here and it’s a loud place to be.”
John Willoughby, 62, was also nearby. He said: “The driver was lucky to get out, but it was even more lucky that more people weren’t stood at the pedestrian crossing at the time.”
Danny Murphy, 41, who was carrying out roadworks, also saw the accident.
He said: “It was so lucky that no one was killed at the pedestrian crossing, as it’s usually packed.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Comments(7)
jocker
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9:47pm Fri 9 Jul 10
abingdonguy
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10:29pm Fri 9 Jul 10
SNJ
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8:29am Sat 10 Jul 10
I happened to arrive on the scene while the ambulances, fire engines, and police cars were still present, and someone said that this car swerved to avoid a collision with another car, which looks likely.
In this case, of course, it may or may not have been the woman's fault: but if women in general are such bad drivers, why do insurance companies offer them better deals than men? The fact that some men like "Bill Bryson" think road traffic accidents are so trivial that they can joke about them may be part of the explanation.
Sid Hunt
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10:57am Sat 10 Jul 10
abingdonguy wrote:Car hitting lamppost is the outcome not the cause.
Cause of crash? Car hitting lampost.. problem solved Sherlock.
Have other comments been removed? Some of the posts above suggest that they have.
SNJ
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1:37pm Sat 10 Jul 10
The trouble is that it means that subsequent messages don't make sense.
GaryOxford
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4:12pm Sat 10 Jul 10
1. Women drive less miles than men.
2. Women drive less expensive cars than men.
3. Women drive more slowly than men.
4. Women are less likely to be professional drivers (trucks, buses, taxis, chaffeurs, pursuit drivers, rally drivers etc).
5. Women tend to avoid driving in the dark and in poor weather conditions.
6. Women tend to avoid back roads and lanes (where a lot of accidents occur).
7. Women tend not to do the driving when towing (i.e caravans, boats, gliders etc).
In my opinion the above reasons do not make women 'better' drivers than men, but they help explain why insurance companies operate as they do.
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The crash scene at London Road, Headington, which saw two people taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
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jocker says...
9:25pm Fri 9 Jul 10