Spilt diesel causes crashes in York

9:35am Wednesday 14th November 2012 in News

SPILT diesel was blamed for a number of vehicles losing control off Layerthorpe in York.

Paramedics were called after a woman crashed her scooter at about 10am and while they were at the scene, they also found a VW Golf had hit a wall.

The female driver of the scooter was taken to York Hospital with minor injuries and the 19-year-old male driver of the car was also given treatment.

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Murphy_the_Spangle says...
11:40am Wed 14 Nov 12

Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK.

However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am.

Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?

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Kenskoi says...
11:50am Wed 14 Nov 12

I do hope the police report says it was diesel or no solicitor will touch it with a barge poll as happened to myself last December even though I had the diesel contaminated jeans that were cut of of me at the accident..

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lowbeam says...
2:23pm Wed 14 Nov 12

Murphy_the_Spangle wrote:
Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK.

However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am.

Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?
This happened on Tuesday at 10am,reported WEDNESDAY at 9.35am..
All clear now?

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the andrew says...
3:51pm Wed 14 Nov 12

lowbeam wrote:
Murphy_the_Spangle wrote:
Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK.

However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am.

Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?
This happened on Tuesday at 10am,reported WEDNESDAY at 9.35am..
All clear now?
Where does it say the accident happened on Tuesday ?, ALL clear now ?.

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lowbeam says...
4:57pm Wed 14 Nov 12

the andrew wrote:
lowbeam wrote:
Murphy_the_Spangle wrote:
Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK.

However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am.

Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?
This happened on Tuesday at 10am,reported WEDNESDAY at 9.35am..
All clear now?
Where does it say the accident happened on Tuesday ?, ALL clear now ?.
Just look at the TIMES you moron!

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Murphy_the_Spangle says...
7:05pm Wed 14 Nov 12

lowbeam wrote:
the andrew wrote:
lowbeam wrote:
Murphy_the_Spangle wrote:
Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK.

However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am.

Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?
This happened on Tuesday at 10am,reported WEDNESDAY at 9.35am..
All clear now?
Where does it say the accident happened on Tuesday ?, ALL clear now ?.
Just look at the TIMES you moron!
That's a bit harsh, Lowbeam, calling someone you don't even know a moron. An apology should be forthcoming.

Anyway, the Press should have reported the incident correctly in the first place, stating a date as well as time. For all we know, it could have happened Monday!

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Buzz Light-year says...
7:43pm Wed 14 Nov 12

lowbeam wrote:
the andrew wrote:
lowbeam wrote:
Murphy_the_Spangle wrote: Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK. However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am. Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?
This happened on Tuesday at 10am,reported WEDNESDAY at 9.35am.. All clear now?
Where does it say the accident happened on Tuesday ?, ALL clear now ?.
Just look at the TIMES you moron!
Why are you guys letting the poor reporting standards of a local newspaper come between you?

You are all correct, it should specify and it doesn't but the specifics could be almost be inferred using logic - almost because it could've been any day in history.


Come on Press, for the sake of peace love and harmony, take a little care. See what one tiny omission can snowball into?
Do you want blood on your hands?

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Paul Hepworth says...
9:20pm Wed 14 Nov 12

Was it really the vehicles that lost control...or their drivers?

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piaggio1 says...
10:33pm Wed 14 Nov 12

was it red ??, just thinkin thats all

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typhoon75 says...
10:47pm Wed 14 Nov 12

Was it near the top of james street at the lights??? could it be traced back to one of the bin wagons that coming whizzing out of there on a morning at all.

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AnotherPointofView says...
11:04pm Wed 14 Nov 12

piaggio1 wrote:
was it red ??, just thinkin thats all
It doesn't matter. It still hurts a lot when your wheels slip from beneath you on the ****** stuff!

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Malcolm says...
1:47am Thu 15 Nov 12

It was opposite Asda on Tuesday. One ambulance, two fire engines and one unmarked police car (a white BMW) attended.

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Magicman! says...
4:15am Thu 15 Nov 12

lowbeam wrote:
Murphy_the_Spangle wrote:
Notwithstanding that diesel is lethal, especially on a wet road, I hope that the scooterist is OK.

However, yet again poor journalism from the Press. The woman came off her scooter at 10am, yet the report was submitted at 935 am.

Any chance of picking some lottery numbers?
This happened on Tuesday at 10am,reported WEDNESDAY at 9.35am..
All clear now?
I went along Layerthorpe on Tuesday at about 8.55am and there was no diesel on the road... therefore if the woman crashed at 10am there is roughly an hour's timeframe that can be used to attempt tracing the vehicle responsible.

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sheps lad says...
10:38am Thu 15 Nov 12

Paul Hepworth wrote:
Was it really the vehicles that lost control...or their drivers?
Nearly as pedantic as that Peddling person!

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yorkie85 says...
3:05pm Thu 15 Nov 12

there was some spilt on the roundabout around the corner outside the Brigadier Gerrard pub as my car nearly went in to the railings that was around 10-11am Tuesday the 13th November

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