Monday, April 28, 2008

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Trailer breaks loose

From:: The Nelson Mail
Date:: April 1, 2008
More results for:: loose trailer

A runaway trailer caused chaos on Waimea Rd yesterday, after it became detached from a ute and hurtled downhill towards Stoke. Nelson Fire Service senior station officer Chris Perkins said the trailer broke free about 7.30pm, while the ute was travelling downhill. The trailer overtook the car and crashed into a fence. The action of the trailer detaching caused the ute to flip over and end up on its roof. Mr Perkins said the four people travelling in the ute were uninjured, and it was lucky that the trailer had not collided with a passing car. Firefighters from Nelson and Stoke stayed at the scene of the accident for more than an hour to keep traffic flowing.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Trailer ploughs into home

Smashed: A runaway trailer mowed down a woman's fence and smashed into her living room wall in Manoora, Cairns.

Alarmed: Neighbour Rachel O’Donnell inspects the damage.

Trailer of destruction: The trailer crashed through a fence and wall after coming loose.

Trailer ploughs into home

Trailer of destruction: The trailer crashed through a fence and wall after coming loose.

Trailer ploughs into home

Damon Guppy

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

AN elderly woman narrowly missed being hit by flying bricks when a runaway trailer smashed into her Manoora house.

The Swallow St resident was in the hallway near her living room yesterday morning when the trailer broke free from a landscaper’s ute, ran over a metal fence and crashed into the front wall about 10am.

Paramedics treated her for shock at the scene and she was being looked after by her carer yesterday afternoon.

"The elderly occupant is very, very shaken up as you can imagine," Cairns fire station officer Roy Kennedy said.

"It was a lucky escape from flying masonry and so on.

"You can imagine the sudden impact and the fright that would create.

"It was a bit of a shock and not something you’d expect."

He said the trailer was carrying landscaping machinery, fuel and herbicides but there was no threat of fire.

The front wall and window were caved in and metal poles were put up to stop the wall from collapsing any further.

"The front of the house has got structural damage and the integrity of the house has been compromised," Mr Kennedy said.

"It’ll probably take a couple of days to restore."

He said the woman was "amazed" at the damage caused to her house.

Rachel O’Donnell was next door when the trailer hit the house.

"I just heard a big bang and looked out my window," she said.

"The trailer was embedded in the wall.

"It’s taken out a little bit of my fence."

Trailer owner Argent’s Mowing Service did not respond to The Cairns Post before press time.

Police interviewed the driver and no changes have been laid.

The trailer would be inspected to determine why it came loose.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Municipal trailer runs amuck

Municipal trailer runs amuck
2008-03-13

Lise Beyers

A WOMAN was injured on Friday morning, when the trailer of a municipal truck came loose and smashed head-on into her vehicle.

The incident took place in Market Street, next to the Paarl Rugby Club, near the municipal depot.

The municipal truck and trailer, which was loaded with gardening equipment, was travelling in the direction of Denneburg, when the trailer broke loose.

The trailer rammed into the vehicle of Patricia Gay, who was travelling in the direction of Paarl CBD.

Gay was trapped inside her vehicle, while rescue workers battled to free her. She sustained injuries to her legs.

Gay is part of an American contingent at Monte Christo Ministries who spend a lot of time in the Paarl Valley helping move the poor and underprivileged from a life of hopelessness and survival, to stability, success, and significance.

According to eye witnesses on the scene, it was clear that the trailer had not been attached to the truck adequately and that the safety chain between the trailer and the truck was broken.

It is unclear whether it snapped or had not been attached.

A complaint of reckless driving is being investigated against the driver of the truck.

To add to the woes of the Municipality this week, a worker from the parks department was run over at the Parys Circle, while she was sweeping the street.

Patricia Jela of Phola Park, Mbekweni, was busy with a cleaning team, and while she was sweeping the side of the circle, she was hit by a truck and left with a leg injury.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Death trailer fine

By Rebecca Fraser

13th October 2006 10:38:25 AM

1. The collision occurred along Bel¬grave Hallam Road in Narre Warren East.
THE family of a Noble Park man killed in a tragic freak accident has called on drivers to take greater care when towing trailers.

Father of one Damien Jennings, 31, died in July last year when a trailer being towed by another car along Belgrave Hallam Road in Narre Warren East came loose, hitting his car and forcing it off the road into trees.

A driver of another south-bound car also suffered minor injuries.

Last Tuesday, 3 October, Craig Ashley Williams of Narre Warren pleaded guilty in the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court to a charge of towing a vehicle not securely coupled to his car.

He was fined $1048 plus $37.80 in court costs.

Mr Jennings’s mother, Coral Jennings, this week said she understood that her son’s death had been an accident and she did not blame the driver.

However, she said the $1048 fine was not much to pay for a loss of life.

The Jennings family has now called for a coronial inquest to be held into her son’s death in the hope that trailer safety can be improved.

“We hope there is one (an inquest) so that something is done about trailer safety.

“We want to campaign so his death is not in vain. People need to be more aware and responsible on the roads with trailers.

“It’s not a case of linking it up, checking that the lights work and taking off. There is much more to it,” Ms Jennings said.

Ms Jennings said her son, who had worked as a mechanic, was sorely missed by his family and described him as a fun loving, free spirit who loved life and was a lovely person.

Mr Jennings’s sister, Jane Jennings, said she was also unsatisfied with the sentence and hoped her family’s loss would bring about change.

The Keysborough resident said laws and regulations needed to be introduced to promote more responsible and safe trailer use.

She also expressed disappointment with the fine.

“It is pretty poor when you consider the outcome of the accident. No amount of money can bring him back but that amount of money is pretty pitiful,” Ms Jennings said.

Ms Jennings said the family was still coming to grips with their loss.

Her brother was to be her daughter’s godfather but died before the naming day. Ms Jennings now tells her daughter that he is instead her guardian angel.

“It’s been hard. He was a father, brother, a godfather. It is heartbreaking. He died in his prime,” Ms Jennings said.

Ms Jennings said she hoped her brother’s death would create a greater awareness of trailer safety and encourage trailer owners to take more care and seek assistance if they were unsure about whether their trailer or load was secure.

She said her family wanted to prevent this from happening to someone else and their family.

Monday, January 7, 2008

NSW: Woman killed in road accident near Gundagai

From:: AAP General News (Australia)
Date:: September 6, 2004
More results for:: runaway trailer

AAP General News (Australia)

09-06-2004

NSW: Woman killed in road accident near Gundagai

SYDNEY, Sept 6 AAP - A woman was killed today when a runaway prime-mover trailer hit
with her car in southern NSW.

The woman, whose age is unknown, died instantly in the crash, which happened on the
Hume Highway near Gundagai about 10.40am (AEST), police said.

The trailer, which was carrying a car, became unhooked from the prime mover before
slamming into the woman's oncoming car.

Police will interview the prime-mover driver as part of their investigation.

AAP kjd/jel/it/sd

KEYWORD: TOLL NSW

Vic: Man dead after trailer hits car

From:: AAP General News (Australia)
Date:: July 25, 2005
More results for:: runaway trailer

AAP General News (Australia)

07-25-2005

Vic: Man dead after trailer hits car

A man has died when a runaway trailer hit his car, forcing him off the road and into
trees in Melbourne's south-east.

Police say a trailer was being towed north along Belgrave-Hallam Road at Narre Warren
East when it detached from the car and collided with the dead man's southbound car about
3pm (AEST) yesterday.

A police spokesman says the male driver, aged in his 20s, died when his car ran off
the road and crashed into trees.

The driver of the second car suffered minor injuries.

The man's death bring the Victorian road toll to 207, compared to 208 at the same time last year.

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NSW: Woman killed by runaway trailer near Gundagai

From:: AAP General News (Australia)
Date:: September 6, 2004
More results for:: runaway trailer

AAP General News (Australia)

09-06-2004

NSW: Woman killed by runaway trailer near Gundagai

A woman has died in a collision between her car and a runaway trailer in southern New
South Wales.

Police say the woman, whose age is unknown, was killed instantly when the trailer hit
her car on the Hume Highway near Gundagai this morning.

The trailer, which was loaded with a car, became unhooked from the vehicle towing it
about 10.40am (AEST).

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KEYWORD: TOLL NSW (SYDNEY)

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Sunday, January 6, 2008

A driver has died after a runaway trailer hit his car

Runaway trailer kills man

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A driver has died after a runaway trailer hit his car, causing him to run off the road and into trees in Melbourne's south-east.

Police said a trailer was being towed north along Belgrave-Hallam Road at Narre Warren East when it became detached from the car and collided with a car travelling south about 3pm (AEST).

A police spokesman said the male driver, aged in his 20s, died when his car ran off the road and crashed into trees.

The driver of the second car suffered minor injuries.

The man's death brings the Victorian road toll to 207, compared to 208 at the same time last year.

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Monday, April 28, 2008