Morning all, sorry to start the day in a sad way but I've just got home from work (see avatar left for what I do)and I need to get some feelings out in the open. In the early hours of this morning we attended an RTA involving a sierra cosworth, it could of been any one of you.I cannot talk about the casualty, the incident or the car, but it was the worst thing I have ever had to do in my life.
Please all slow down, don't think it won't happen to you as it can.I sincerly hope that it isn't any of you , or that you know the involved.Throughout the incident I was going through all your signitures in my head and hoping I wouldn't recognise the car.
We still havent heard from the hospital but I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Stay safe everyone, please, and thankyou for letting me get this out in the open, I feel better allready, and my best wishes go to all concerned.

Andy

 

 

 

shit,you never know the moment

 

 

Andy - just from me - thanks for doing the job you do. Its a job yeah, and it pays the bills, but sometimes you have to deal with awful jobs like these. I know my mate is a fireman up here and I do get to hear some horrible stories from him too at times.

RESPECT

Tony

 

not good news hope the driver gets better,know what its like when my wife nearly died when she crashed my cossie and nearly died,got to say this though she was not speeding when she crashed,
cheeRS gary
AKA shrek
andy you must deal with sort of thing a lot how do you get it out of your head,still got the images of anita in my head and the car WHAT A MESS.

 

Sorry to hear about that Andy, being in the forces too mate i know what you mean.

I sold my Bike because of all the accidents we attend. Hope it helped saying how u feel mate.

 

Nath, it wasn't far from you at all (Burghfield) and you were the first person to did enter my mind.

 

Got any details on the car? ...I hope its not who I think it is

 

cheers tony, yes it is a job and I am trying hard to detach myself from it today,hence me coming on here and speaking to all you, thanks guys, I just wanna get back to work tonight and find out from the hospital.

 

 

Nath, I am v sorry but I cant discuss( patient confidentiality) , very sorry indeed.

 

No problems Andy, I understand. I'll look into it now and try and see whats what ....

 

not nice having to attend the aftermath of an RTA, especially when you could possibly know the people involved, 3 years ago in november (november 24th) i was going home from brighouse up on the A58 towards halifax from hipperholme, there was a few of us in differant cars, all knew each other, and as we approached the national limit about 500 yards from the main traffic lights in hipperholme, adam, who was in an oldskool mini cooper behind me, decided he would overtake, on a blind bend, went straight into a vauxhall astra coming the other way, total combined speed of accident - circa 110 mph (i was doing 60 when he overtook me). adam and his best mate were killed instantly - not a nice sight, especially when you look at the whole events, the run up, and you start blaming yourself - if i had been going faster then adam wouldn't of overtaken etc etc - just one of them things that happens in life.

ahh well.

i hope it was no-one from here tho in that accident with the sapph cossie - to many good people on here to have them start destroying cars and themselves!!

 

farkin hell andy chin up m8 the wife works in A&E she gets well
down at time's. keep ya chin up m8 it takes a special person to
deal with grief like this, hope all will be ok chap and have speedy
recovery

 

not good news at all.
Andy hope you can put this behind you soon, you guys do s hell of a job.

 

 

Respect to you Andy for the work you guys do - it's all too easy to just 'expect' you guys to turn up and sort out our mess, i don't think anyone who isn't actively involved in this sort of work can imagine what it can be like. To most of us 'going to work' is just that, worst we have to worry about is whether the kettle is working...
Just try not to let it take over your head, easy to say I know..

 

 

 

hope the drivers ok and respect for doing a job I dont have the will or bottle to do

 

 

Nath, not heard back from ya, you allright?

At the time it really was a case of "we're just doing our job" it wasn't until now though that it's sunk in.I've had a little and I feel much better, cheers to you all for your support but lets remember that a fellow Ford enthusiast a fair bit worse off than me.Hopefully Nath can shed some light on it for us.
I've only been in the job for 9 months and this is my first bad one, the worst one is allways your first apparently,I'll be fine by this afternoon,
Andy

 

 

I know exactly what you mean mate, in the heat of the moment im doing my job also (hospital) then when you think about it it hits home, wanted to get a motor bike but i won't have one now, especially when someone comes in after hitting the back of a lorry and dies before you can get them to theatre, fine one minute then dead the next

something blew in his chest if you get what i mean, not nice

 

Nothing as yet Andy I'm still phoning around and waking up a few people. I'll let you know as soon as I find anything out m8

 

hope the driver gets better and hope ur ok aswell andyescos

 

sorry to hear that mate.

Last night i also witnessed a 3 door sierra cossie in bristol have a horrific smash. Luckily nobody was hurt in this one but it could so easily have been a different story.

 

 

 

Dave.

 

Nath, although families will of allready been informed by the police(which I think could be an even harder job)I'd hate for people to find out from me, hence me only mentioning my feelings and not the incident.I know you will but please tread with caution, I'm sure you know what I mean, cheers Buddy,
Andy

 

 

Shit
Top man for doing what you do

 

very sad news HOPE all involved are ok!

 

lost a few mates mainly bikers
cheers for doing what you do!

 

 

yeh big respect for doing the job you do.

i know a few of the local firemen around here, definitely under publicised how important they are to the community. we would all notice it if there was a strike!