A31 closed between Canford Bottom and Ferndown (From Bournemouth Echo)
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A31 closed between Canford Bottom and Ferndown
4:30pm Wednesday 24th October 2012 in News By Katie Clark
A31 closed between Canford Bottom and Ferndown
A LORRY driver had a lucky escape after his truck clipped a car and flipped over on a major Dorset road.
The emergency services were sent to the eastbound A31 near Ferndown police station at around 1.45pm yesterday.
The carriageway was closed while the debris was dealt with, causing drivers problems into the rush hour as they diverted through Longham and Ferndown.
Speaking to the Daily Echo on the scene, PC Tim Brehmer, from Poole Traffic Police, said the lorry clipped a BMW that was stopped at the side of the road, over-corrected and hit the central reservation, ending up on its side.
“The driver of the BMW was out, which was key. The driver of the lorry suffered cuts and bruises,” he added.
PC Brehmer said the driver was lucky to walk away from the crash.
The eastbound carriageway was closed, while westbound one lane was shut going past the scene.
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Comments(23)
iampuzzled
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3:09pm Wed 24 Oct 12
I thought that, since they put the roads through the middle, there wasn't a 'central reservation' just two grassed areas.
chunk_vanman
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3:24pm Wed 24 Oct 12
Ferndown Steve
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3:38pm Wed 24 Oct 12
cheeriedriteup
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3:55pm Wed 24 Oct 12
iampuzzled wrote:Clearly see how you got the user name- read the article again
Which part of the roundabout that the lorry went through is the 'central resveration.' ???
I thought that, since they put the roads through the middle, there wasn't a 'central reservation' just two grassed areas.
iampuzzled
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4:25pm Wed 24 Oct 12
OK, I read it again, now please explain where the 'central resveration' is on a roundabout which was divided into 2 parts by roads running through it.
kangman2012
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4:55pm Wed 24 Oct 12
Danfox Davies
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4:57pm Wed 24 Oct 12
Turtlebay
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6:46pm Wed 24 Oct 12
BIGTONE
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8:14pm Wed 24 Oct 12
looks like Barton on Sea to me.
cheeriedriteup
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8:56pm Wed 24 Oct 12
iampuzzled wrote:Where does it say that the accident happened on or near the roundabout, it merely says the road is closed between the two roundabouts , this isn't to say the roundabout was involved in any way
cheeriedriteup
OK, I read it again, now please explain where the 'central resveration' is on a roundabout which was divided into 2 parts by roads running through it.
Chris the plumber
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9:04pm Wed 24 Oct 12
dollydonut
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9:14pm Wed 24 Oct 12
nobull
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9:24pm Wed 24 Oct 12
GAHmusic
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9:38pm Wed 24 Oct 12
I like wine :)
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1:54am Thu 25 Oct 12
GAHmusic wrote:At least if you're going to belittle someone learn to spell yourself first!
I suspect the problem with Canford bottom roundabout is obvious now thanks to iampuzzled, people obviously keep mistaking it for a dual caraigeway
alasdair1967
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7:14am Thu 25 Oct 12
Turtlebay wrote:Looking at the photograph it looks like it is east bound directly after the final set of traffic lights on the canford bottom roundabout where the 2 lanes filter into 1
The Canford Bottom roundabout is NOT where the accident was! It happened near the roundabout at the junction of A31 and Ferndown Industrial Estate / Police Station. OK?
alasdair1967
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7:17am Thu 25 Oct 12
alasdair1967 wrote:Sorry totally wrong like the report just scrolled in on the photo it is in between fern down police station and the halfords roundabout east bound on the dual carriageway
Turtlebay wrote:Looking at the photograph it looks like it is east bound directly after the final set of traffic lights on the canford bottom roundabout where the 2 lanes filter into 1
The Canford Bottom roundabout is NOT where the accident was! It happened near the roundabout at the junction of A31 and Ferndown Industrial Estate / Police Station. OK?
DemonDiva
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8:32am Thu 25 Oct 12
Angry_of_Merley
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1:27pm Thu 25 Oct 12
GAHmusic
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5:47pm Thu 25 Oct 12
I like wine :) wrote:I can spell "yourself" perfectly well thanks
GAHmusic wrote:At least if you're going to belittle someone learn to spell yourself first!
I suspect the problem with Canford bottom roundabout is obvious now thanks to iampuzzled, people obviously keep mistaking it for a dual caraigeway
terra firma
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6:42pm Thu 25 Oct 12
Ferndown Steve wrote:While the accident had absolutely nothing to do with the accident, it certainly added to the frustration and confusion when the A31 was closed from it.
This accident has nothing to do with the new roundabout - Just been stuck in queuing traffic diverted through the roundabout to Ferndown (East Bound) for the last hour or so !
There is simply no plan 'B' the Police or Highway Authority have if any of the exits on to / from the 'roundabout' onto the A31 - eastwards or westwards - are closed for an emergency. In such circumstances all the traffic has to negotiate numerous sets of lights which let just a few cars through at a time, blocking local traffic into the bargain. I thought the theory of Chaos was established by Mitchell Feigenbaum. Now I'm not so sure!
terra firma
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10:27pm Thu 25 Oct 12
terra firma wrote:apologies for my typo in the above. The first sentence of my comment should have read -
Ferndown Steve wrote:While the accident had absolutely nothing to do with the accident, it certainly added to the frustration and confusion when the A31 was closed from it.
This accident has nothing to do with the new roundabout - Just been stuck in queuing traffic diverted through the roundabout to Ferndown (East Bound) for the last hour or so !
There is simply no plan 'B' the Police or Highway Authority have if any of the exits on to / from the 'roundabout' onto the A31 - eastwards or westwards - are closed for an emergency. In such circumstances all the traffic has to negotiate numerous sets of lights which let just a few cars through at a time, blocking local traffic into the bargain. I thought the theory of Chaos was established by Mitchell Feigenbaum. Now I'm not so sure!
While the accident had absolutely nothing to do with the ROUNDABOUT
rudolph_hucker says...
2:55pm Wed 24 Oct 12