An inquest has been opened into the death of a 100-year-old woman who died after being hit in a supermarket car park.Sounds a bit like she was hit by a reversing car backing out of a space, or something, doesn't it?
Nothing could be farther from the truth. She was safe on the pavement behind bollards when some idiot in a van mistook the accelerator for the brake.
Joan Roskilly, who lived at Homeowan House, in Station Road, Thorpe Bay, died at the scene of the crash outside Asda, Shoebury, on Tuesday, November 29.
The great-great grandmother, who had battled cancer, a kidney transplant and survived four heart attacks, had celebrated her landmark birthday just months earlier.Sadly, she couldn't survive the idiocy of her fellow shoppers:
The inquest was adjourned until Friday, March 10, for a forensic collision investigation report to be completed.Jesus! Who are they getting to write it, George R R Martin? Thomas Harris?
Hm.
ReplyDeleteWe now know that the bollards outside supermarkets are not much good against determined van attacks. Which is fair enough since they are supposed to be dealing with light traffic moving at low speeds and being separated from pedestrians.
So maybe not have to wait for a Christmas market?
As WoaR says, those bollards are no good at stopping vehicles - they are plastic and designed to snap off (as the pictures show) if hit hard. Another own goal for the H&S morons, who won't allow the reinforced concrete bollards any more, as vehicles/drivers might sustain greater damage, thus actually endangering pedestrians who think they are safely separated from traffic (& mad lorry-murderers).
ReplyDelete"We now know that the bollards outside supermarkets are not much good against determined van attacks. "
ReplyDeleteBlimey! Hadn't thought of that, at the time... :(
"Another own goal for the H&S morons, who won't allow the reinforced concrete bollards any more, as vehicles/drivers might sustain greater damage..."
Every good deed, and all that... :/
That was my nana killed, think its disgraceful . I miss her so much we spoke everyday, now Ive noone, its not fair she was a lovely bubbly fun lady with a life , obviously not now thanks to Asda failing to protect their customers and a woman in a van cannot say anything else but there's worse
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