tradgedy in Warwick QLD

[OLDFORDNUT]

heres an email from retired old motorbike racer i know.
Hi there NickThis is the car that 5 young kids were killed in near
warwick 6 weeks ago, oldest 20 youngest 17, High speed , under a truck, head
on, car was all the way through to the rear diff of the truck, mate of
mine was driving the truck, he is a mess, mentaly, can not drive, Take
note of where the moter is and the position it is in, it has broken off
the gear box and done a complete 360, the fly wheel is at the front of
the car. all young rev heads should see this JOHN

[Hunter]

What kind of car was it??? I can't even tell...

[Thornie]

Originally Posted by Hunter

What kind of car was it??? I can't even tell...

my guess from the front wheels is it's an old sigma. but yeah thats damn nasty

[Unco]

i remember seeing this in the papers and i also recall a follow up story about how the truck driver is coping with it all. absolute tragedy and a an unfortunate end to those young lives. all the articles that i read didn't really explain how exactly it happened, other than the (camry?) that they were driving overtook the truck and then somehow it ploughed into the back end of the prime mover. do you know any more details about how they ended up going under a truck while overtaking?

[KBBossedXR]

I am sure they said something about it doing a u-turn, after passing 1 truck it did a u-turn into another

[FGII-XR6]

do we really need to be digging this stuff up? all it does is start negative threads

[TwistedEL]

Originally Posted by au3xr6

do we really need to be digging this stuff up? all it does is start negative threads

You're right unfortunately, I support threads like this because they really reinforce what can happen if you do something stupid or lack concentration on our roads.

[bob 351]

unfortunetly this type of thing will keep happening it's bloody tragic and should never happen but it does. i have to feel for the families of the one's departed life still goes on for them and they have to live with the grieve, but i only wish that the younger generation would listen and take heed of what the older people tell them about speed and loss of consentration and realise thar they are not bulletbroof

[fmc351]

Originally Posted by au3xr6

do we really need to be digging this stuff up? all it does is start negative threads

Something tells me that was taken care of.

Take 2

[OLDFORDNUT]

my mate is an motorbike rider and ex sidecar rider and has a 17 year old son who even when he is driving beside him in his XU1 learning,still chooses to ignore him when he tells him its not a toy,
He hopes that if even one person see's the damage in photo then its worth it.as the young bloke of today have less respect than the last two generations so need to actually see the results to let it sink in.

[Auslandau]

No one needs to be reminded. Everyone knows, new and older drivers, what happens when mistakes are made ..... lives are lost and people/families are destroyed. This was taken off yesterday because of the negativity and ill informed comments made.



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[Smoke Pursuit]

I replied to this thread yesturday, i knew 2 of the kids involved (there was 4 of them) and their familes (one is just down the road from our farm, know them well). There was no speed involved. I have checked the marks out on the road, from what the police reports state it seems the car was doing a u turn infront of the truck (missed the turn off to Willowvale before the eight mile corner). Now theres alot more to the cause then the media have reported (for legal issues I cant comment) but speed nor driver inexperience were the cause, it was something very stupid...

I dont see the point of this vehicle been shown around. PS the car was an early 90's, late 80's Honda accord.

[OLDFORDNUT]

i got home last night and could not find thread,thought i had not pressed submit button when posting before going to work,if people find it offensive then i'm sorry,
My mate was just asking me to show it as a real pic,not made up like some adds you see on tv,
and from photo it looks like its been made very visable to locals.