The sports car, which was suspected of being stolen, smashed into a fish and chip shop at high speed and burst into flames.It seems they had the misfortune to hit the building at the exact site of the gas pipe. Oh, dear, so sad…
Police pulled one man from the burning wreckage but he died within minutes. His three companions were already dead.
Well, actually, it is sad for the poor guy who owns the shop, but four scumbags out of the equation due to their own carelessness? Result!
Reports suggest that the Subaru was being chased by a police van through Bradford in the early hours when it careered off the road.Lesson: No matter how good you think you are at driving at speed, the police are better, and there’s more of ‘em.
Other police cars had formed a slow-moving road block in an attempt to stop the vehicle.
Naturally, some people see this as more of an opportunity than a learning experience:
The incident took place in Killinghall Road which is in a predominantly Asian area of Bradford.Why, exactly, should the police ‘liaise with you’ so you can ‘keep the people calm’…? On your bike, you puffed up little toad!
Mohammed Shafiq, a local councillor, said: 'This is a tragic incident and I offer my heartfelt sympathies to the families and loved ones who have been affected by this.
'I ask that the police liaise with me so I can offer local people information to keep them calm and prevent any tensions building against the police.'
He said there had been a number of violent incidents on Killinghall Road arising out of a drug war between two families.One I’d like answered is exactly who the hell you think you are, and what country you think you’re in?
He added: 'There has been a couple of police chases here in this area lately but police say it's our perception and not a fact.
'There will be many questions that will need to be answered.'
what is it about Subaru drivers, whether the legal owner/keeper or not?
ReplyDeleteresult indeed - although you can see how the press reports are keen to use the word CHASE and POLICE together implying that it was plod's fault and not the scumbag thieves.
With regard to this tribal elder (self appointed) the police should tell these people to 'Eff Off', yet local policing is full of such hazards, nearly every incident involving a non-white person has to be referred (almost in the first instance) to the relevant local Advisory Group member. You then have 'Gold Groups' set up which have the investigating officers, the local police commander and a selection of these puffed up busybodies. You have to pity the IO's sometimes. They've a job to do and they have their boss and then 'the comunity' breathing down their necks. Pitiful at times.
Great post as ever!
Other police cars had formed a slow-moving road block in an attempt to stop the vehicle.
ReplyDeleteAh, the Sunday Driver Technique. Good thinking.
It's lucky the crims died because otherwise they'd have to live with the stain on their reputations of losing a chase to the police in just a van. That wouldn't've gone down too well in the criminal fraternity.
Shame the chippy got wrecked though. Mind you, it won't've been a proper chippy, I wouldn't've thought.
Ah, Bradford. What a hopeless, hopeless shithole. Not too far from me either. Thankfully my county was so big, they divided it up, and I no longer have to share it with the likes of Bradford.
I think the road name — Killing'all (excuse my Sarf Lundon accent) — is appropriate if it has that track record...
ReplyDeleteHeadline: Four went into Chip Shop and had Fry Up.
ReplyDeleteDid you see it was called the Killinghall chippie too? Sorry if my grief fails to come across.
It's odd that their names haven't been released. Though when I hear the word 'community' I get a sinking feeling.
"You then have 'Gold Groups' set up which have the investigating officers, the local police commander and a selection of these puffed up busybodies."
ReplyDeleteWhat an appalling waste of resources!
"Great post as ever!"
Cheers! ;)
"It's lucky the crims died because otherwise they'd have to live with the stain on their reputations of losing a chase to the police in just a van."
Indeed. One hopes they managed to pass their poor driving skills and unfounded faith in their own abilities to the next generation of worthless wastes of skin before they departed...
"I think the road name — Killing'all (excuse my Sarf Lundon accent) — is appropriate if it has that track record..."
Heh! :)
"It's odd that their names haven't been released. Though when I hear the word 'community' I get a sinking feeling."
Exactly my thoughts. When 'Darren' and 'Jason' take an unscheduled turn off the A13 at 2:40am and meet a tree they didn't see through the beer goggles, their names are usually in the morning paper, afternoon if there's been a lot on.
We still don't know who these four were.
Evening Courier 13 Dec 2008 (The voice of Halifax and Calderdale)
ReplyDeleteTHE four men who died when their car hit a fish and chip shop and exploded have been named.
Thomas Tilleard, 15, Craig James, 17, James McLuskey, 21, and 16-year-old Robert Lynn, all of Bradford, have been identified by the coroner following the incident at 4.35am on December 11 in Laisterdyke, Bradford. The stolen Subaru Impreza burst into flames after crashing into Killinghall Fisheries on Killinghall Road.
W Yorks police have published details on their website, including pictures of the youths: perhaps these ID shots were already on police file?
ReplyDelete"THE four men who died when their car hit a fish and chip shop and exploded have been named."
ReplyDeleteThat's not what I was expecting to see, I think it's safe to say...!
So, why all the guff from the rentamouth about 'keeping the people calm'?
And yes, they do look a little like police photographs, don't they?
Cynicism retracted.
ReplyDeleteDavid H "Cynicism retracted"
ReplyDeleteWhat does the H stand for Hitler
perhaps, You stupid knob regardless of colour someone has died.