Accident on the Grand Parade

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I had just stoped to get some petrol at the Shell on the Grand Pd in Brighton , i was pulling out of the servo, waiting, thinking about all the idiots that were speeding past (two cars were racing). I see a white car come past in the middle lane, and a gap emerge in the traffic, i slowly begin to pull out when all of a sudden i hear wheels begin to scretch, i look up and see the White Corolla (i think it was a Corolla but hard to hell) lose the backend go sideways and hit a telegraph pole. The front end of the car was just crushed. The power lines started to spark, so i banged it into reverse, pulled out of the servo incase the lines fell and the servo went up in flames, and parked the car. Me and my two mates jumped out and ran over to the car to see if anyone was hurt. The driver was badly injured and was screaming to her her out, the passanger was also badly injured. The Police, Fire and Ambos turn up within 10 minutes and we give our statement to the police (we were the only witnesses that actually waited for the police to give a statement).

This whole incident has changed the way i think about driving. To see how a car going 60 maybe 70, once sideways can be damaged to easily by hitting the pole. There is no reaction time. By the time the driver got sideways she hit the pole. It has also opened up my eyes for safety features in a car, im sure in a modern car the driver wouldnt of been as badly injured.

Did anyone else see this accident, or hear about it ? I would love to know

And sorry for the long post, i just wanted to share my story with you all, and remind you that cars really are dangerous, and life can change so quickly. I also want to give my appreciation for the emergency crews, they arrived fairly quickly and did a fabolous job.