Two suffer life threatening injuries in road smash (From Daily Echo)
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Two suffer life threatening injuries in A31 smash at Ropley
5:11pm Monday 25th June 2012 in Winchester
By Andrew Napier, Winchester Chief Reporter
Two suffer life threatening injuries in road smash
TWO people suffered life threatening injuries in a crash on a busy Hampshire road.
They were on a motorised tricycle travelling west on the A31 which hit a crash barrier at Ropley near Winchester about 10.50am on yesterday.
The rider, a 45-year-old man from Ringwood, and the pillion passenger, a 51-year-old man from Bournemouth, were taken by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital.
The rider remains there in a stable condition, the pillion passenger is in a critical condition.
The road, a major route with a poor safety record, was closed until around 4pm to allow police to carry out an investigation and recovery of the scene.
Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw the vehicle driving prior to it.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Adrienne Jerram at the Fratton roads policing unit on 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
Comments(11)
jazzi
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8:59pm Mon 25 Jun 12
MsElfin
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12:04am Tue 26 Jun 12
MsElfin
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12:22am Tue 26 Jun 12
SFC1976
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1:09am Tue 26 Jun 12
Huey
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10:06am Tue 26 Jun 12
Were they wearing helmets?
Trikes do not require a motorbike licence or helmets to be worn, most people I see riding these things are middle aged men wearing bandanas.
richieroo
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3:30pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Huey wrote:My thoughts exactly!.
Thoughts are with the injured. Were they wearing helmets? Trikes do not require a motorbike licence or helmets to be worn, most people I see riding these things are middle aged men wearing bandanas.
MsElfin
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10:19pm Tue 26 Jun 12
sezzler
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9:32pm Wed 27 Jun 12
richieroo wrote:what a narrow minded stereotype.
Huey wrote:My thoughts exactly!.
Thoughts are with the injured. Were they wearing helmets? Trikes do not require a motorbike licence or helmets to be worn, most people I see riding these things are middle aged men wearing bandanas.
sezzler
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9:38pm Wed 27 Jun 12
MsElfin wrote:Thank you MsElfin for setting the record straight.
Hi Huey and Richieroo.. Yes, both guys where wearing helmets, Leather jackets, gloves and heavy duty boots... Certainly the helmets protected their heads and absorbed some of the impact.. without them, they would not have had a chance.
reindeer1966
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10:11pm Wed 27 Jun 12
Huffter says...
8:07pm Mon 25 Jun 12