One of my earliest memories is of sitting on a grass bank where the Wedding Cake office used to be, overlooking the now filled in Arundel Gate underpass. The reason why I was there with my family is because we'd gone to see the emergency services dealing with a huge smash in the underpass itself.

Does anyone remember this incident? I reckon it was around 1974 and it was a summer's day. There were fire engines all over the place and some cars had suffered a head-on collision in the underpass.

It's one of those things that has stuck in my mind. If anyone can recall it, I'd be a very happy chappy.

one of drivers involved in the smash was avery good friend of mine his name was john savoury,he was driving a mini he thought that the underpass was a duel carriageway ithink the roads had just been changed.we were all shocked at what happend,but thankyou for reminding me about it iff you want to know more pm me

Originally posted by Ousetunes
The reason why I was there with my family is because we'd gone to see the emergency services dealing with a huge smash in the underpass itself.

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do you live on mocking bird lane

what,s that all about kirky

That crash was the reason they put the bollards down the middles wasn't it?

Originally posted by stwar
what,s that all about kirky

its where the munsters live..they are ghouls aswell.........can just imagine them sat having a picnic watching some poor sod being cut from the wreckage taking photo's etc:loopy:

Originally posted by kirky
its where the munsters live..they are ghouls aswell.........can just imagine them sat having a picnic watching some poor sod being cut from the wreckage taking photo's etc:loopy:

It does seem a bit morbid.

Originally posted by stwar
one of drivers involved in the smash was avery good friend of mine his name was john savoury,he was driving a mini he thought that the underpass was a duel carriageway ithink the roads had just been changed.we were all shocked at what happend,but thankyou for reminding me about it iff you want to know more pm me It would be a shame to keep the info on this thread betwwen yourselves as it makes interesting reading.
Please post what you know stwar.
There has been many accidents in that underpass throughout the years.

not trying to keep anything private cycleracer,what would you kike too know?

Originally posted by stwar
not trying to keep anything private cycleracer,what would you kike too know?
did your mate survive is probably the question

no kirky he didnt survive, the lad involved lived on harborough avenue across the road from barry n

name rings a bell mate,but can't picture him

he had abrother named paul and acouple of sisters as well,can you remember when the bridge near the foundry workers club crushed the lorry kirky

Originally posted by stwar
he had abrother named paul and acouple of sisters as well,can you remember when the bridge near the foundry workers club crushed the lorry kirky

yes i can

what year was that icant remember

I never liked driving through that underpass I felt hemmed in.
However up the road from there at the top of the Moor and outside McDonald's there was a pedestrian underpass, I can still remember seeing a woman who somehow had managed to drive her car down the sloping pathway into the underpass. The police officer talking to her was understandably confused as to how she'd left the road and then driven her car down to the end of the slope, it was clearly obvious as well that the car had been scraping along the wall most of the way down.