Automotive Carnage

**chef** · 20 July 2009, 12:07

"More than 60 people were injured in a motorway crash involving more than 100 cars in Germany. The accident happened on the A2 autobahn between Hanover and Peine.

German motorway police said 10 people suffered life-threatening injuries and 21 others were seriously injured in a series of accidents which are believed to have been caused by a combination of excessive speed and heavy rain."

oh that made me feel sick to the stomach..

gf chef is driving from Cologne to Fohr today, 6 or 7hr drive, and is on the road now, she wasnt sure if she would go via Hannover or Bremen, the crash happened around Hannover..

just called her and she's fine, she went via Bremen and is making good time.. phew

**MrMark** · 20 July 2009, 12:11

Completely off-topic, but did anyone else see the BBC link to the Nazi Gnome at the end of that clip?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8157041.stm

I fear that Gnome could sell well in the UK

**BrilloPad** · 20 July 2009, 12:39

Originally posted by DaveB View Post

No pun intended. 100 car pileup on German Autobahn.

At least no-one hurt. A friend is a a driver for met police. Was driving his boss on m42 a few years ago when they came across a crash in fog. His boss wanted to go help the crash victims but he persuaded him to go up embankment. they then watched the carnage including someomne who got out of car then run over and killed.

Says it will haunt him forever.

**alreadypacked** · 20 July 2009, 12:50

Strange film clip, guy out walking his dog walking around looking at the crashed cars. A few more people standing around smoking, there are crashed cars that may leak petrol beside them FFS. Automotive Carnage or a day out

**DaveB** · 20 July 2009, 12:51

Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

At least no-one hurt. A friend is a a driver for met police. Was driving his boss on m42 a few years ago when they came across a crash in fog. His boss wanted to go help the crash victims but he persuaded him to go up embankment. they then watched the carnage including someomne who got out of car then run over and killed.

Says it will haunt him forever.

Quite a few hurt as it happens.

"More than 60 people were injured in a motorway crash involving more than 100 cars in Germany. The accident happened on the A2 autobahn between Hanover and Peine.

German motorway police said 10 people suffered life-threatening injuries and 21 others were seriously injured in a series of accidents which are believed to have been caused by a combination of excessive speed and heavy rain."

**NotAllThere** · 20 July 2009, 13:00

But no British.

**RichardCranium** · 20 July 2009, 13:09

Originally posted by alreadypacked View Post

Strange film clip, guy out walking his dog walking around looking at the crashed cars.

Most likely looking for things to steal, I'm afraid.

Human nature is appalling.

**ThomasSoerensen** · 20 July 2009, 13:13

Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

But no British.

How do you deduct that from the text?

Is it the use of the word "people"?

**ThomasSoerensen** · 20 July 2009, 13:14

Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post

Most likely looking for things to steal, I'm afraid.

Human nature is appalling.

ahh I get it - so the cameraman is the British one.

Automotive Carnage