Bridge causes two crashes

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Some of you might be interested in this:-

Friday 2 June Evening Standard Lite (Free paper)

"Bridge causes two crashes in the same night by Ellen Widdup.

... lorry smashed its roof .. low bridge...

...half an hour later... a bus came round the corner and
did exactly the same thing."

Don't have scanner now but if requested I could type
it all in later.

Exactly what actions the bridge took to cause the
crashes are mysteriously missing from the article.

Quite where I might buy one of these intelligent
bridges, busses or lorries is not clear.

Surely the bus and lorry weren't intelligent, since they crashed :-)

cheers,
clive

[email hidden] said the following on 02/06/2006 13:27:

Quoted message said:

Exactly what actions the bridge took to cause the
crashes are mysteriously missing from the article.

This is like one of those instances where a tree leaps out in front of a
motorist. (Holds hand up - I've been there!)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Quoted message said:

Some of you might be interested in this:-

Friday 2 June Evening Standard Lite (Free paper)

"Bridge causes two crashes in the same night by Ellen Widdup.

... lorry smashed its roof .. low bridge...

...half an hour later... a bus came round the corner and
did exactly the same thing."

Lower Sydenham? I went past a bus that had been opened like a tin
there last night.

LSMike said:

Quoted message said:

Some of you might be interested in this:-

Friday 2 June Evening Standard Lite (Free paper)

"Bridge causes two crashes in the same night by Ellen Widdup.

... lorry smashed its roof .. low bridge...

...half an hour later... a bus came round the corner and
did exactly the same thing."

Lower Sydenham? I went past a bus that had been opened like a tin
there last night.

According to Kent police it is now in upper Sydenham and heading East.
Members of the public are advised not to get close as it is a highly
dangerous bridge. A crack team of civil engineers are standing by[1] to
recapture the errant structure and return it to where it should be so
it does not damage any more vehicles.

...d

[1] leaning on shovels?

Quoted message said:

Some of you might be interested in this:-

Friday 2 June Evening Standard Lite (Free paper)

"Bridge causes two crashes in the same night by Ellen Widdup.

... lorry smashed its roof .. low bridge...

...half an hour later... a bus came round the corner and
did exactly the same thing."

Don't have scanner now but if requested I could type
it all in later.

Exactly what actions the bridge took to cause the
crashes are mysteriously missing from the article.

Quite where I might buy one of these intelligent
bridges, busses or lorries is not clear.

The railway bridge at Murryfield stadium is a good bridge for catching
out inattentive drivers. Over the years I've seen 2 busses and several
lorries.
The best being a skip lorry that hit so hard that the whole of the
rear of the lorry came off. It needed a crane to remove the back end,
the road was closed for hours. The police in attendance had a good
laugh.
--
Cheers
the.Mark