Just come across these pics from an accident i was a passenger in back in 2003, and its just reminded me how lucky i am still to be here! They are old pics!
I was in this saxo on the 1st of may 2003!
Driving back into Chelmsford heading towards the army and navy and about to go over the flyover! As we reached the bottom I looked up (from the back) to see 2 people walking over it! Music was pretty loud so I had to shout at vicky (the driver) who didnt hear me, so I shouted again...a bit louder! She then noticed....slammed on her brakes which inturn locked up facing the concrete blocks at the entrance to the flyover which we inturn hit! We went up the concrete hit the pillar and rolled the car 3 times up the flyover and slid back down on the roof!!
Me and Chris were in the back both wearing seat belts...Vicky and Wayne were in the front ... not wearing seat belts....
At the the beginning...Chris was asleep until we skid....opening his eyes to concrete! I remember rolling but then thats it! I came round to Vicky shouting thru the rear quarter window at me to get out! Im hanging upside down on my seat belt!! Funny thing was my first thought was "Im in a 2 door car how the fcuk do I get out" ....not the fact Im upside down!!
I then kinda came round a bit more...tried to find the seat belt release and went head first to the floor (roof) I then crawled out of the rear quarter window...

I suffered a lil whiplash, and quite a bit of glass in my hair! Vicky the driver had a grazed elbow...where her window was open! Wayne(front passenger) took the brunt of the collison..he had a crack in a bone in his chest (and no not a rib!) lol Chris had a headache...as he was asleep he was limp! so was ok!

We were all very lucky to walk away! The police told us if we had hit 2cm to the left...none of us would be here! SO yes...VERY lucky!!!

We went and saw the car the following day and the front nearside wheel was actually 3 foot from where it should of been, i did have a load more pics but lost them when I moved!

 

i could never even imagine having a car crash like that. would be frightening! but the best thing is you lived to tell the story

 

no the best thing is not only did you live but there is one less french car on the road!

 

Yeh it certainly wasn't the best of experiences! I was a real nervous passenger afterwards, for a good few years, because I wasn't in control of the car, I wont let anyone who's driving drive over the flyover with me as a passenger anymore, I will drive over it myself now so that's one thing! Im not a nervous passenger anymore, its very rare now for me to do the invisible braking and grabbing the door handle,

Just saw the pics and reminded me Im here for a reason!

 

so true! lol Still surprised with how it held up though tbh!

 

Your lucky to come out of that, I too am suprised at how well the Saxo faired.

 

very lucky

 

id have a roll cage in all my cars after that,
my grandad is a firm believer in the "your here for a reason" philosophy ...maybe your right

 

how fast were you going when you crashed?

 

How in the good fuck did the driver not notice people walking in the road and you did from the back seat?

Sounds like she shouldn't be allowed on the road.

 

women drivers

 

glad you werent hurt and lived to tell the tail, the saxo did suprisingly well if you ask me there a tin can!!

 

I don't know why she didn't, maybe from the back i could see from a different angle?! They were walking from the top towards us, but they just appeared over the brow of the slope, so i can't answer that for definate tbh

 

Bloody hell... you were lucky there mind!

 

i remember rolling my xr2 we rolled it back over and managed to drive it back 3 miles with hardly any steering no windscreen or owt young and dumb really but i had no fear when i was young been in a few cars that have rolled due to a mate having a track on his land going through some woods and getting loads of old cars of people as the scrappy used to charge to come and get them lol