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Title: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: JayMac on June 23, 2022, 15:36:32 Fortunate that fewer trains are running today as this could have been a very nasty incident. That said, the linespeed here is 125mph and there were still passenger services running on the ECML to/from Edinburgh. Lucky escape.
Wallyford, east of Edinburgh. (https://i.ibb.co/YRdSnf6/received-3191185094479287-2.jpg) https://twitter.com/NetworkRailSCOT/status/1539975663196770304 Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: ChrisB on June 23, 2022, 17:28:15 I hope the driver is being investigated by the Police....
Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: TaplowGreen on June 23, 2022, 17:38:24 I hope the driver is being investigated by the Police.... I hope he's not badly injured. Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: ChrisB on June 23, 2022, 17:59:34 He is in hospital, sadly. Injuries so far unknown.
Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: JayMac on June 23, 2022, 18:07:17 I hope the driver is being investigated by the Police.... That rather presupposes he's to blame. The incident will be investigated. Then charges may be brought against any party deemed at fault. Far too early to be pinning blame on the lorry driver. Here's hoping he's okay. Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: ChrisB on June 23, 2022, 18:10:35 No it doesn't! As the vehicle that blocked the line, he will be the first port of call, and then the incident (if any others were involved!). I quite deliberately said 'investigated' for that reason, there may be no others involved. It does not pre-suppose anything.
Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: Electric train on June 23, 2022, 18:29:21 No it doesn't! As the vehicle that blocked the line, he will be the first port of call, and then the incident (if any others were involved!). I quite deliberately said 'investigated' for that reason, there may be no others involved. It does not pre-suppose anything. As already said I hope the driver is being investigated by the Police.... That rather presupposes he's to blame. The incident will be investigated. Then charges may be brought against any party deemed at fault. Far too early to be pinning blame on the lorry driver. Here's hoping he's okay. The Police will do what is necessary to discover the cause and arrest, charge etc if required to do so Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: Mark A on June 24, 2022, 10:13:50 No offence to any individual operators or drivers of them: as soon as a vehicle of that type's in sight, it's good to have your eyes out on stalks.
Mark Title: Re: Lorry crashes onto ECML near Edinburgh, 23rd June 2022 Post by: rower40 on June 25, 2022, 21:56:45 I'd try to keep out of the vicinity of any vehicle whose two front two wheels can point in those directions... ;D
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