On their way to Silverstone a couple of weeks ago to a car show, where my grandson was showing his beloved little car, him and my S-I-L were lucky to escape alive. My grandson was driving, (on L plates) and they came to the usual queue on the A43 for the Silverstone event. Luckily my grandson stopped a way back from the car in front, and thankfully, the woman in the Galaxy behind, had left a long space. A foreign lorry and driver ploughed into the back of the Galaxy behind. That spun, total write-off, into the back of my grandsons car and the momentum concertinaed him into the vehicle in front, which then continued the sequence to about six cars. Grandsons car is a write off as will be the one in front. Can't comment on the others in front. Basically a re-run of that awful accident on the A34 in which people died.
The police commended my grandson and the woman for leaving space, as they said, had they not, it could have been dead bodies being pulled out of the wreckage.
A witness stated the lorry was weaving over the dual carriage well prior to the accident, and said he (witness) was blowing his horn at him, behind, and flashing lights. It then went into the nearside lane, continuing at speed, despite the huge yellow signs stating through traffic to the right, Silverstone keep nearside and ploughed into the stationary traffic. The witness stated that when the lorry went into the nearside lane, he overtook, and said it looked like the driver was asleep or nodding off.
This seems to be confirmed by the driver, who also played the 'not understand english' card I assume, when questioned about the massive yellow board instructions !!!!!
Luckily, there were no major injuries, as far as I know, grandson is being treated for back injury by the doctor. Woman behind went into shock, and threw a wobbly about 'if her little girls had been in the back, they would be dead.'
Question we are asking....will that driver be prosecuted for anything !!!!!