Accident on A500 northbound causes rush-hour congestion
A WOMAN had a lucky escape on the A500 this morning after the car she was driving overturned.
The car was turned on to its side on a crash barrier at around 6.30am, causing both lanes of the northbound carriageway to close between the Wolstanton Retail Park and Porthill Bank.
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The overturned car near Wolstanton this morning. Picture by West Midlands Ambulance Service.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “On arrival, crews found a car that had come to rest on the driver’s side on the crash barrier with fuel leaking from it.
“The only occupant, a woman who was about 40, was initially trapped but after being extricated was found to have only suffered minor back injuries."
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The woman was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and the road has since reopened.
10 Comments
by Tabazan
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 10:33PM
“@sloblocks
You said;
"THis is no surprise. It's just typical of the awful driving standards seen everyday on the roads of Stoke-on-Trent. Not only are the people of Stoke-on-Trent innumerate and illiterate, they can't drive properly either."
Hmmm, I'm beginning to wonder if my eyesight is playing tricks on me, as I'm still really struggling to see where this article confirms that the driver was to blame for the accident. Granted, it's a possibility that driver error has caused the crash, but you and a few others can apparently see some kind of corroborating evidence in this story that I can't, so perhaps you can help me sloblocks; will you kindly highlight where the article states that driver error was the cause of the crash?
Many thanks in advance.”
by sloblocks
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 9:55PM
“THis is no surprise. It's just typical of the awful driving standards seen everyday on the roads of Stoke-on-Trent. Not only are the people of Stoke-on-Trent innumerate and illiterate, they can't drive properly either.”
by kjhgfd
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 9:49PM
“numpt2boys
you understand what i said so boll-oc,ks”
by Holeinhole
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 9:37PM
“Lucky to get out speed and keep eyes on the road ahead got to be a factor ?”
by Tabazan
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 8:01PM
“@kjhgfd, mowcopman, kilipo and Packmovaliant;
It's only a very brief article, so I've been able to read it through quite a few times, and for the life of me I can't see where the story mentions who or what caused the accident. Still, don't let that technicality impede the conclusion that each of you have so readily jumped to.”
by Mumto2boys
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 8:00PM
“kjhgfd
Learn to spell and use punctuation correctly, then you can make stupid comments like:
"ive always said keep females of the roads,they just cant drive".
Surely it should be I've and off not of”
by kjhgfd
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 6:04PM
“ive always said keep females of the roads,they just cant drive”
by mowcopman
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 4:16PM
“I always think it's quite an achievement to actually roll your car on what is essentially a straight piece of road.”
by kilipo
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 3:38PM
“she will get used to the clutch one day, nice to see no one else involved”
by Packmovaliant
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 12:21PM
“Last week people were saying that motorists can't drive in snow seems there no better when it's dry.”