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Crash pedestrian airlifted to hospital
10:50am Monday 10th December 2012 in News
By James Connell
Crash pedestrian airlified to hospital
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A FEMALE pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after she was hit by a car in Worcester.
The incident happened shortly after 8am outside Nunnery Wood High School and led to the closure of Spetchley Road.
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said the woman, aged in her 50s, had been airlified to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham with 'serious injuries' including a head injury where she is in a stable condition.
The car involved was a Vauxhall Zafira. Police are appealing for witnesses and those with information should call 101 and quote reference 75S10/12/12.
The road has since reopened.
Comments(26)
Arthur Blenkinsop
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11:21am Mon 10 Dec 12
As you say Wilko, too early to know what happened, but no matter how 'safe' the highways are made, someone will find a way making them dangerous again, generally by breaking the law.
mayall8808
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11:21am Mon 10 Dec 12
CJH
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11:25am Mon 10 Dec 12
skychip
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11:29am Mon 10 Dec 12
Fishy
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11:40am Mon 10 Dec 12
mayall8808 wrote:Quite right - highways are to blame for everything. Clearly they and their families somehow manage to avoid travelling on the county's roads (even one leading to county hall) otherwise they'd do something about it.
Totally agree with you WilcoJ, these people who make the decisions on road safety should be held to account when they get it wrong, The highways DO get so much wrong.
Once upon a time a motorist who was driving too fast or a pedestrian who forgot their green cross code would have been to blame but not anymore.
ali0268
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11:53am Mon 10 Dec 12
CJH
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11:56am Mon 10 Dec 12
mrwrighty
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12:05pm Mon 10 Dec 12
murray kelso
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12:14pm Mon 10 Dec 12
We'd be grateful if readers could refrain from speculation, sarcasm and blame-laying until we know the full details.
Thank you.
MK - Digital Editor
Hillbilly1
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12:45pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Arthur Blenkinsop wrote:If its "too early to know what happened" then why are you hypothesizing in this way? I totally agree with MK !! I was hit by a car once and hospitalised, and you know what? It was 100% my fault!!
Outside a school......... would this possibly have anything to do with selfish drivers parking in the 'no parking zone' which is there so that people can cross the road safely outside a school, designed to give pedestrians a good view of the road without having to dodge traffic, which will no doubt have been doing more than the 20mph limit.
As you say Wilko, too early to know what happened, but no matter how 'safe' the highways are made, someone will find a way making them dangerous again, generally by breaking the law.
RobertR
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12:47pm Mon 10 Dec 12
rather than walk.
As both a car driver and motorcyclist one of my main gripes with both worcestershire and glos highways is the sheer number of unnecessary road signs to distract drivers. between Pensham and Wick turnings there are over 20 signs in a distance of 300 yds
More Tea Vicar
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1:09pm Mon 10 Dec 12
But there are a couple of general points.
Getting around Worcester on foot or by bike is a bit of a nightmare. Pavements are often poorly maintained, and overgrown by trees and bushes, often planted by the council.
There is virtually zero useful cycle provision, despite the council's guffovision about the 'green city', which would make you think it was committed to it.
And of course, the council is 100% committed to getting thousands more cars onto our already overcrowded roads.
So whoever is responsible for this particular incident, there clearly are wider issues about road safety, which are related to poor performance and thinking by the council.
Vox populi
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1:17pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Fishy wrote:Amen to that the two parties actually involved responsible for their actions.
mayall8808 wrote: Totally agree with you WilcoJ, these people who make the decisions on road safety should be held to account when they get it wrong, The highways DO get so much wrong.Quite right - highways are to blame for everything. Clearly they and their families somehow manage to avoid travelling on the county's roads (even one leading to county hall) otherwise they'd do something about it. Once upon a time a motorist who was driving too fast or a pedestrian who forgot their green cross code would have been to blame but not anymore.
Not another fine excuse for a whinge at the local authority!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the lady.
witty
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1:46pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Can I just say....I live on Spetchley Road and we could never understand why the road through County Hall was closed off to the dual carriage way.
This means that all traffic going down Spetchley Road has to turn round and come back again or go through Spetchley estate and thus that the road is twice as busy as it needs to be or could be.
We told our then local councillor of our concerns at the time of the closure some years ago.
My children also attend the High School so obviously I am concerned about the road. The parking at school drop off and pick up does impede the view on the road and at the junctions, no doubt about that, but we do all have to live and go to school somewhere and at other times of the day the road is quieter and fairly OK.
Can someone please look at the situation with the closed off road at County Hall again? ....before another accident happens! This could also improve the situation if the new houses are to be built (which is another story).
farmeralan1963
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2:40pm Mon 10 Dec 12
As one of the earlier posts have said, this is another tragic accident on Worcestershire's roads, there sadly seems to be one a week of late. There are many reasons which cause accidents to happen but I really do think it is about time the highways department started looking thoroughly in to the causes of these accidents, while thy should be a wake up call to the engineers and i feel that their management of the road network is a contributory factor towards some of these accidents. They should get off their backsides and start trying to the road network safer and start justifying their hugely inflated salaries, especially as today's accident was virtually on their doorstep.
It is about time a public meeting was held with the highways staff to discuss highway matters and their lack of competence. Their continued failings are making them culpable and I hope for their sakes today's accident was not a result of another of their failings.
Fishy
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2:43pm Mon 10 Dec 12
witty wrote:How does that work Witty??
Wishing this lady a full recovery and all good wishes! Can I just say....I live on Spetchley Road and we could never understand why the road through County Hall was closed off to the dual carriage way. This means that all traffic going down Spetchley Road has to turn round and come back again or go through Spetchley estate and thus that the road is twice as busy as it needs to be or could be. We told our then local councillor of our concerns at the time of the closure some years ago. My children also attend the High School so obviously I am concerned about the road. The parking at school drop off and pick up does impede the view on the road and at the junctions, no doubt about that, but we do all have to live and go to school somewhere and at other times of the day the road is quieter and fairly OK. Can someone please look at the situation with the closed off road at County Hall again? ....before another accident happens! This could also improve the situation if the new houses are to be built (which is another story).
I would have thought that closing off the route through county hall to the bypass would reduce the number of vehicles on Spetchley Rd by preventing it from being used as a short cut.
witty
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4:39pm Mon 10 Dec 12
well it works like this.... everyone has to come down Spetchley Road and then turn round or cut through Spetchley estate as they can't go on and out to the bypass or vice versa if you were coming the other way.
This is an issue here as we have two venues: the school and the sixth form college where large numbers of people come in cars twice per day. If those venues were not there, then yes, it would stop it being used as a short cut.
Anyway, this is no time to argue trivialities when there is someone lying injured. What I am saying is that all things should be considered.
Jabbadad
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6:22pm Mon 10 Dec 12
The answer has to be 20 mph speed limit.
Why there is a 40 mph limit past the Blind college beggars belief.
alanquattro
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6:53pm Mon 10 Dec 12
saucerer
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7:30pm Mon 10 Dec 12
None of us wish to be insensitive towards this lady, family and friends, but road safety and the management of roads is a very important and pertinent subject for many, and this is highlighted in the number of highway articles being published in the WN which raise important issues and questions the competence of the highways department which is in everyone's interest.
After all, we pay these highways staff and all we have ever received are poor services and examples of utter incompetence, many of which have been reported in the WN. The tax payer is now saying enough is enough and it's therefore only right that readers make comment and air their views.
CJH
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8:00pm Mon 10 Dec 12
alanquattro wrote:I'm guessing you didn't see the comments deleted by Murray. They were insensitive and speculative regarding the circumstances of the incident and the lady concerned. The comments were quite rightly deleted. It was not censorship, it was protecting someone not in a position to answer back.
MK ,all readers wish the lady a speedy and good recovery, you are wrong to try and kill comments being made on this article as clearly the sheer number of them being from people living nearby or visiting are identifying problems that need to be addressed and this is the time to express those views while it is on your pages. I only visit the area once a week but I agree with every point made. Your other accident reports draw far less response.
Free-born John
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8:13pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Why don't we all pause for a moment and WAIT until the FACTS are known afore any finger pointing takes place.
Fishy
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10:34am Tue 11 Dec 12
witty wrote:Fair enough but with the short cut closed off vehicles won't come down unless they need to and there is a mini roundabout for turning round.
Hello there Fishy, well it works like this.... everyone has to come down Spetchley Road and then turn round or cut through Spetchley estate as they can't go on and out to the bypass or vice versa if you were coming the other way. This is an issue here as we have two venues: the school and the sixth form college where large numbers of people come in cars twice per day. If those venues were not there, then yes, it would stop it being used as a short cut. Anyway, this is no time to argue trivialities when there is someone lying injured. What I am saying is that all things should be considered.
Would you say that traffic down Spetchely Rd (especially the speeding variety) has increased, decreased or stayed the same since the short cut was closed off?
I don't live on Spetchley Rd but am glad that the street where I live isn't part of a short cut route.
The answer is 42
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9:24pm Tue 11 Dec 12
If you drive a motor vehicle you have the most responsibility for preventing an accident beacuse you are the one in control of the vehicle that will cause the injury. You have more responsibility than the pedestrian and the cyclist because you can kill somebody. You have more responsibility than the highways department because it doesn't matter what they do if you don't drive properly.
Key strategy for driving safely - just pretend that every vulnerable road user is a member of your own family and drive as if you want all of them never to be injured - simples!
The Doosra
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10:02pm Tue 11 Dec 12
The answer is 42 wrote:Nailed on: there have been some seriously distasteful comments on here by contributors who use this platform to air their ignorant, one-dimensional, dim-witted views of the Highways Department at the slightest drop of a hat. They have nothing to offer except hearsay and bile. Ask them to provide documented evidence and they run a mile. Not to be taken seriously - any of them.
Not going to comment on the news item, but I'd like to inject a little wisdom if possible.
If you drive a motor vehicle you have the most responsibility for preventing an accident beacuse you are the one in control of the vehicle that will cause the injury. You have more responsibility than the pedestrian and the cyclist because you can kill somebody. You have more responsibility than the highways department because it doesn't matter what they do if you don't drive properly.
Key strategy for driving safely - just pretend that every vulnerable road user is a member of your own family and drive as if you want all of them never to be injured - simples!
WilkoJ says...
11:15am Mon 10 Dec 12