UPDATED: Serious accident closes A351 between the Bakers Arms and Holton Heath (From Bournemouth Echo)
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UPDATED: Serious accident closes A351 between the Bakers Arms and Holton Heath
2:30pm Monday 6th July 2009 in
A “VERY serious” collision between a car and a motorbike has closed one of Dorset's main roads.
The smash occurred on the A351 outside the Romany Works Business Park at Holton Heath, just south of the Bakers Arms roundabout, just after 12.20pm today (July 6).
It is thought the motorcycle was in collision with a white Nissan Micra close to the business park entrance.
An air ambulance was required to lift the rider of the motorcycle to hospital.
It is believed the motorcyclist has suffered serious injuries.
The stretch of the A351 between the Bakers Arms and the Holton Heath trading park roundabout is closed.
It is expected the road will remain shut for some hours while an investigation is carried out.
Comments(12)
gerbil112
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2:19pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Picture probably txt'd in by a reader, along with the story.
cavalier682
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2:21pm Mon 6 Jul 09
gerbil112
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2:22pm Mon 6 Jul 09
kin-hell
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2:31pm Mon 6 Jul 09
free.speech wrote:does it matter - some poor person is hurt!!!!!!
How does this picture, which is more than likely a file picture from a different time and of a different road to the accident, add value to this story?
Sarah Cartlidge
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2:36pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Sarah Cartlidge, Daily Echo
free.speech
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2:56pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Thanks for your comments
West Howe Sean
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3:55pm Mon 6 Jul 09
But still the road will be shut for hours.
Why? So the police can try their hardest to find a reason to prosecute either the car driver or bike rider.
According to the Police accidents rarely happen. If you try hard enough you can find someone to blame.
Except of course when the Police are at fault - then it is always an accident
Chris...
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4:08pm Mon 6 Jul 09
As you supposedly or allegedly do not live here FS, the A351 is just at the end of the picture to the right, turning left on to the A351, and the accident is located not far along that road. Hence the tail back.
Hope those injured will be OK, thankfully in good hands. It is good to see we need an Air Ambulance in this County, with no motorways, or not too many major link roads.
djd
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4:41pm Mon 6 Jul 09
West Howe Sean wrote:I think you will find police do not use the word 'accident' now due to it's meaning.
The poor biker has been airlifted to hospital. But still the road will be shut for hours. Why? So the police can try their hardest to find a reason to prosecute either the car driver or bike rider. According to the Police accidents rarely happen. If you try hard enough you can find someone to blame. Except of course when the Police are at fault - then it is always an accident
Police will use the word 'collision' as that does not infer anything other than vehicles have collided.
If one of the motorists is at fault then why should they not be prosecuted...it might be one of your relatives involved one day, then you would probably bleat about the police taking no action.
Police have a duty to investigate a collision, especially if there are life threatening injuries.
Let them get on with their job !!!!
mikeh2000
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5:26pm Mon 6 Jul 09
There a lot of resources needed from around the coundy as well, including csi, accident investigators, and these all take time to get there, as some of them could be tied up at other jobs, especially csi, and may not be free when first requested.
Antonio Garcia
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1:40pm Tue 7 Jul 09
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free.speech says...
2:07pm Mon 6 Jul 09