tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784885136879665752024-03-12T23:08:41.697-07:00Dangerous Trailers in AustraliaRon Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-39899528779504164682010-10-12T08:15:00.000-07:002010-10-12T08:37:35.389-07:00Loose batts cause M1 mayhem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShvTBqn37-tUxFTGruePXE9oAYxESRzdUOUtbU-Ea_CutF6Uar_bk7yfPqfJDLRjBNGdo-wxdztqB0p9e9tHJP5573HrC4uAC_1iQ0E90i2FIjW3vSb6qjYdOjqJfhhCUPmdgOqQY8mA/s1600/loose+batts14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShvTBqn37-tUxFTGruePXE9oAYxESRzdUOUtbU-Ea_CutF6Uar_bk7yfPqfJDLRjBNGdo-wxdztqB0p9e9tHJP5573HrC4uAC_1iQ0E90i2FIjW3vSb6qjYdOjqJfhhCUPmdgOqQY8mA/s400/loose+batts14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527183425283403746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2ah8ZReXbtZtCweOW2dNNg3w_1cZImSIBDEXqoOSnbl2V6ad07K9FYDfNHNyKp9FGN8PPPKrh0epPtSoihH-hewDl69Ta02dHwuoGPEq3hUvEijmU7qPiO-MhR0FZl7Z50QHXWB4Kb8/s1600/Loose+Batts+One.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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The eastward-bound lanes were closed for about 25 minutes as emergency crews cleared the scene.</p>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-81813320986757153632009-08-21T10:07:00.001-07:002009-08-21T10:08:38.598-07:00Trucker Looses his life trying to avoid a trailer which had become detached<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9laPij1lbjdUmllLrlYRnIM5zSCZc8caQQRCUoXtBzIG1uVkASpSIC81VVf6JRuJMVEPO33UpbYgdSWhq5qs5cHyz0xgwxeousnDX7ar0OW7Uav_qXlEnVnTrJIXVgJkiiSz64r650kw/s1600-h/update08170924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9laPij1lbjdUmllLrlYRnIM5zSCZc8caQQRCUoXtBzIG1uVkASpSIC81VVf6JRuJMVEPO33UpbYgdSWhq5qs5cHyz0xgwxeousnDX7ar0OW7Uav_qXlEnVnTrJIXVgJkiiSz64r650kw/s400/update08170924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372465064389533522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzerjDJflgPf5BIsMlJUDOdjJD3K7wJjPcegaMUvLe9nPROngUQFCFGRURQ8c_6hGJUAizPlkHdx6Sb6Jo8Ifv5FzaREdPD6elxXgTt715Nj-RG68_oApNggiJvlAaWl08DWzZbwL1nDs/s1600-h/update08170921.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzerjDJflgPf5BIsMlJUDOdjJD3K7wJjPcegaMUvLe9nPROngUQFCFGRURQ8c_6hGJUAizPlkHdx6Sb6Jo8Ifv5FzaREdPD6elxXgTt715Nj-RG68_oApNggiJvlAaWl08DWzZbwL1nDs/s400/update08170921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372465056677655010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPqruWTt7iOnumF4CtXttZE6GQXx5csCYyljoLEtGlnv7TdLMyfHVzziBwTbjsARiN2qwE9s0pGigHxy6c86dHcMZlcqFPYqbdLSS2QWHyLJdDd6E0HynaYazEmiLbcCq2DeWLPZG3hI/s1600-h/update08170922.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPqruWTt7iOnumF4CtXttZE6GQXx5csCYyljoLEtGlnv7TdLMyfHVzziBwTbjsARiN2qwE9s0pGigHxy6c86dHcMZlcqFPYqbdLSS2QWHyLJdDd6E0HynaYazEmiLbcCq2DeWLPZG3hI/s400/update08170922.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372465048676054930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxMy5XnqnW-o60l_dpq9mmqP5FziIWmRC1u_QPwwVDTObAQNMbDYQ2ih6jxhP02TMdPHXReoixs-XJk6fZVqMP-iuW6vuAAKGjSGeutJWGTxmmRl8sGo2rB1v1OOhH00vpnGpHfEkxn4/s1600-h/update08170923.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxMy5XnqnW-o60l_dpq9mmqP5FziIWmRC1u_QPwwVDTObAQNMbDYQ2ih6jxhP02TMdPHXReoixs-XJk6fZVqMP-iuW6vuAAKGjSGeutJWGTxmmRl8sGo2rB1v1OOhH00vpnGpHfEkxn4/s400/update08170923.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372465043487566770" border="0" /></a><br /><h1>Serious crash on Lonsdale Rd in southern suburbs</h1><br /><br /><div class="article-publish"> <p class="author">DOUG ROBERTSON</p> <p class="published-date">August 20, 2009 04:20pm</p><p class="published-date"><br /></p><div class="btm20"> <p><strong>POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a crash which killed a man and injured two others at Lonsdale yesterday.</strong></p> <p>The Queesland man, 59, died when the truck he was driving rolled on Lonsdale Rd as he tried to avoid a trailer which had become detached from a Toyota utility.</p> <p>The truck rolled near Hallett Cove about 3.50pm, causing two other vehicles to collide.</p> <p>A seriously injured man and another, both with non-life threatening injuries, were taken to the Flinders Medical Centre.</p> <p>A witness to the crash said the truck rolled when it swerved to miss a tandem trailer, thought to be towed by a Toyota Dyna utility on the south-bound lane of Lonsdale Rd.</p> <p>"I just looked in the (rear vision) mirror and the truck rolled over," the witness said. </p> <p>"I ran down and he was dead. I believe the trailer jack-knifed and the big truck swerved to miss it."</p> <p>A large load of gravel spilled on the road and several drivers who witnessed the crashpulled up nearby.</p> <p>The death takes the state's road toll to 80, compared with 54 at the same time last year.</p> <p><br /></p><p>Comments:<br /></p><blockquote class="recent-comment clearfloat"> <p>I drive a truck and I often see these large tandem trailers being towed behind a car or a ute, I shudder when I see them. Faulty indicators, brake lights not working, un-roadworthy condition. At 59 the driver of the semi would not have been too far off retirement, what a waste.</p> <cite>Posted by: <strong>Chris of Ferntree Gully, Vic</strong> 10:06pm today</cite> </blockquote> <blockquote class="recent-comment clearfloat"> <p>matt the government cant sit in every car and tell people to put seatbelts on, dont drink drive, dont speed, dont use your mobile phone etc etc, its up to the people behind the wheel more than anything! it is sad to lose someone else, but sadly its going to keep happening. also, you would like to think that anyone who did witness the crash would have stopped and that police wouldnt have to ask for witnesses</p> <cite>Posted by: <strong>luke of adelaide</strong> 7:23pm today</cite> </blockquote> <p>I'm very sorry for the loss of this truck drivers family and friends. Yet another senseless death on our road. It truly highlights just how little our government is doing to save lives: "The death takes the state's road toll to 80, compared with 54 at the same time last year." Despite record high takings by "safety" cameras and millions in revenue related to street offences, not to mention the massive improvements in vehicle safety; the death toll continues to rise. The government uses street offences and "safety" cameras for revenue and nothing more. The argument that it "saves lives" is utter rubbish, with no evidence to support it whatsoever. Sure, there's the argument of "don't speed and you won't get caught", "don't drink drive and you won't get caught", but what happens once you have been caught and that money has been taken? Nothing. No driver education, no training, no meaningful road upgrades. Instead the state government spends millions on ripping up the road to replace it with a tram line and "fixing" (breaking) an otherwise functional road. The whole new south road system has done nothing to improve that area, has taken far too long and cost far too much. Real change in driver education is needed or we will continue to have pointless fatalities on the roads in ever increasing numbers.</p> </div> </div>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-1766682053258944102009-07-27T10:15:00.001-07:002009-07-27T10:23:07.300-07:00Tragedy strikes Olympian again Trailer Sway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxj8BEYNajwtXUVXjYTeTOlcgcf7-spT71ANv2vcBl5bDEuigX7qCjCljQMHxAm1avudGiwmNkNVZLTVlUr4WXOgSeyduDHp396BUvLtfEvkDC2Egeb37X-azxlE-Heb3qkVZW-8RprU/s1600-h/update07280920.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxj8BEYNajwtXUVXjYTeTOlcgcf7-spT71ANv2vcBl5bDEuigX7qCjCljQMHxAm1avudGiwmNkNVZLTVlUr4WXOgSeyduDHp396BUvLtfEvkDC2Egeb37X-azxlE-Heb3qkVZW-8RprU/s400/update07280920.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363190110837105186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='386' height='320' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxc3xbREUN0EUgNogbsWGdabY_UdpCu512pIhD1t6RJdzAI5COkrS7A1oFjfxx2AlwDUDofAQcQY0_ZsK598Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Click Play To View Video This Video is just an example of what might have happened.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_UUYZ6XDBY2JsshPGXdAEgxRlO6gk8NUX4KOm0LIyPesj0E3hmqWF_S-z-yCDSbBaE9aK0IqJA2WVWqonkv6Dq9GyGbmmHXT3Mool6tOjv2yn90XmMAlU4K-P9dddHYj_7WiSzSWSEk/s1600-h/update07280921.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_UUYZ6XDBY2JsshPGXdAEgxRlO6gk8NUX4KOm0LIyPesj0E3hmqWF_S-z-yCDSbBaE9aK0IqJA2WVWqonkv6Dq9GyGbmmHXT3Mool6tOjv2yn90XmMAlU4K-P9dddHYj_7WiSzSWSEk/s400/update07280921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363189949108633506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Meaghen Nay competing in Rome.<br /><small>Photo: <em>Getty Images</em></small><br /><small><em></em></small></div><small><em><br /></em></small><div class="articleDetails"> <div id="bylineDetails"> <byline>Michael Cowley in Rome</byline><br /><date>July 27, 2009</date><br /></div> <!--bylineDetails--> </div><!--articleDetails--> <bod> </bod><p>THE Australian swimmer Meagen Nay is no stranger to tragedy. Her father, the Olympian Robert Nay, died in a car accident when she was four years old.</p> <p>And on Saturday, just as she was about to begin racing at the world championships in Rome, she learnt that her brother, Amos, 28, had been killed in a car accident on the Gold Coast.</p> <p>Remarkably, the 20-year-old decided to swim in her first event at the championships.</p> <p>Nay was told of her brother's death by her coach, Michael Bohl, but decided to swim in the 4 x 100 metres freestyle relay, for the sake of her teammates. News had been relayed earlier in the day by Nay's stepfather, Peter Milburn, that Amos had died in a car accident on Saturday morning.</p> <p>Nay's father Robbie, who as a 15-year-old, swam at the 1972 Munich Olympics, was killed, aged 37, in a car accident just north of the Gold Coast, at Labrador, in November 1992.</p> <p>Stephanie Rice, Nay's training partner in Bohl's St Peters Western squad, spoke after her heat swim in the 200m individual medley, saying her friend had been devastated. "She's pretty good. Obviously she's extremely heartbroken, but I think it's so great she's got Bohly and the rest of our squad and the Australian team supporting her, and her family is here with her, which is probably the best thing, and I just hope they can get through this as best as they can."</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Queensland police reported Amos Nay's vehicle, a Toyota Hilux utility towing a trailer, had been travelling north along the Pacific Motorway at Chinderah, near Dodds Lane, when it left the road and hit a sign post about 10.20am.</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">It rolled and the driver had died on impact. Police said it was unclear what caused him to lose control of the vehicle.</span></p> <p>Nay's mother Karen, Mr Milburn, and Meagen's sisters Jess and Fiona, are all in Rome to watch her compete.</p> <p>The Australian head coach, Alan Thompson, broke the news of the accident to the team on Saturday night.</p> <p>"Our thoughts and condolences are with Meagen during this difficult time," he said in a statement issued by Swimming Australia.</p> <p>"We ask that everyone respects her privacy and that of her family at this time."</p> <p>Nay made the breakthrough into international swimming last year when she qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the 200m backstroke event, eventually finishing seventh in the final.</p> <p>She has a busy program in Rome. As well as competing in the heats of the 4 x 100m freestyle relay, she is scheduled to swim the 200m freestyle tomorrow, the 200m backstroke on Friday, and the 4 x 200m freestyle relay on Thursday.</p> <p>When she won the 200m freestyle at the Australian titles in March, Nay spoke to the <i>Herald</i> about the significance of winning the event her father had contested in Germany.</p> <p>"Yeah, I think it was really special winning that event," she said at the time. "I kind of inherited good genes in the 200m freestyle I think. Apart from making the team and things like that, it meant a real lot to me as a person. The significance of it wasn't lost on me, and it was quite a very special moment."</p> <p>According to Bohl, her preparation for the titles has been perfect, and big things had been expected.</p> <p>As to whether she competes beyond the opening day is yet to be determined, and she will "play it day by day".</p> <p>"It is just unbelievable. Everyone is absolutely devastated," the team spokesman, Ian Hanson, said. "She is going to swim this morning in the heats of the relay today … she is swimming for the team.</p> <p>"The message from Meagen to Bohly, to the team, was she does not want a fuss. She just wants to try and get through today. At this stage who knows what is going to happen after today."</p>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-79015856324418977572008-04-28T08:48:00.000-07:002008-04-28T08:50:17.715-07:00Trailer breaks loose New!!!! Australia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9EAdoQ-PSIsglq0KU0FY7ZJrPSYqKuvnUIAMxNztDZuIHfD9RBTPS4YM9RrWWti2Fq3Eha4hRvMe7EC_po0rgyOheXZtt2RtUYjTn83I0yG0-NtF5s73z8WQsPuW5BTs9Aa28J0073M/s1600-h/update428g+newspaper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9EAdoQ-PSIsglq0KU0FY7ZJrPSYqKuvnUIAMxNztDZuIHfD9RBTPS4YM9RrWWti2Fq3Eha4hRvMe7EC_po0rgyOheXZtt2RtUYjTn83I0yG0-NtF5s73z8WQsPuW5BTs9Aa28J0073M/s400/update428g+newspaper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194324007056689090" border="0" /></a><br /><h1>Trailer breaks loose </h1> <dl class="byline"><dt class="first">From:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=loose+trailer%20publication:%5B%22The+Nelson+Mail%22%5D" id="_ctl0_ph_ArticleMain_AFromLink" rel="nofollow" title="See more articles from The Nelson Mail" onclick="var s=s_gi('highbeamcom');s.linkTrackVars='prop34';s.prop34='elibrary article member to By-Line Publication';s.tl(this,'o','elibrary article member to By-Line Publication');return true;">The Nelson Mail</a> </dd><dt>Date:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=loose+trailer%20pubdate:%5B20080329;20080404%5D" id="_ctl0_ph_ArticleMain_ADateLink" rel="nofollow" title="See more articles from a few days before and after April 1, 2008" onclick="var s=s_gi('highbeamcom');s.linkTrackVars='prop34';s.prop34='elibrary article member to By-Line Date';s.tl(this,'o','elibrary article member to By-Line Date');return true;">April 1, 2008</a> </dd><dt>More results for:</dt><dd><a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=loose+trailer" id="_ctl0_ph_ArticleMain_BylineLink" title="See more results for loose trailer" rel="nofollow" onclick="var s=s_gi('highbeamcom');s.linkTrackVars='prop34';s.prop34='ByLineSearchProd';s.tl(this,'o','ByLineSearchProd');return true;">loose trailer</a> </dd></dl> <div id="articleCopy"> <h2><a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=loose+trailer%20publication:%5B%22The+Nelson+Mail%22%5D" title="" rel="nofollow"><img id="ImagePubLogoLinkLib" class="logo" src="mailbox:///C%7C/DOCUMENTS%20AND%20SETTINGS/OWNER/APPLICATION%20DATA/Mozilla/Profiles/default/u00rcskp.slt/Mail/mail.comcast.net/Templates?number=483842551&part=1.2&filename=GetPubLogo.aspx" title="See more articles from The Nelson Mail" alt="See more articles from The Nelson Mail" /></a> </h2> <p>A runaway <b>trailer</b> 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 <b>trailer</b> broke free about 7.30pm, while the ute was travelling downhill. The <b>trailer</b> overtook the car and crashed into a fence. The action of the <b>trailer</b> 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 <b>trailer</b> 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.</p> <!-- Membership Button --> <!-- /Membership Button --> <!-- Membership Login --><!-- /Membership Login --> <p class="copyright">Copyright 2008 The Nelson Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC. For permission to reuse this article, contact <a target="_blank" class="cccLink" href="https://www.copyright.com/OpenURL?sid=Highbeam&servicename=all&WT.mc_id=Highbeam&title=The%20Nelson%20Mail" rel="nofollow">Copyright Clearance Center</a>. </p> </div>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-7593124456317899942008-04-23T11:42:00.001-07:002008-04-23T11:46:37.870-07:00Trailer ploughs into home<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJHEdRGmgUoVZfU4vmPjsifTR7ucUBCvhY4q20m9ZhNBJvyT1AfaGVRkHPvSNePPbdLbpHuHQHRkgR9hA06TFO4RyuvDRdkLIj8DanQpjOLOGLy2j9__YTdKhLHXEMPFH0nQNoJTHODM/s1600-h/update420b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJHEdRGmgUoVZfU4vmPjsifTR7ucUBCvhY4q20m9ZhNBJvyT1AfaGVRkHPvSNePPbdLbpHuHQHRkgR9hA06TFO4RyuvDRdkLIj8DanQpjOLOGLy2j9__YTdKhLHXEMPFH0nQNoJTHODM/s400/update420b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192513257434629922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-kaiT8i8oO7J334QI5KTsMQHh4phXdW_HIYuyQl7thiXPGicwjVEC0xnxILpOGSw3X0NSgZQ53hLIxV4oOUBJ_RSMrb0a3ZlHWPoKosXj57pO3tYV6Ajk1e0kWrX1WbBXC-kb674Hng/s1600-h/update420f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-kaiT8i8oO7J334QI5KTsMQHh4phXdW_HIYuyQl7thiXPGicwjVEC0xnxILpOGSw3X0NSgZQ53hLIxV4oOUBJ_RSMrb0a3ZlHWPoKosXj57pO3tYV6Ajk1e0kWrX1WbBXC-kb674Hng/s400/update420f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192513957514299218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Smashed: </strong>A runaway trailer mowed down a woman's fence and smashed into her living room wall in Manoora, Cairns.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJO5Ra8SgbiOiHCnGOYiqfWrefalJRFKzYMBqBdduyp9RygZ2gJg21nqwWU37pgKZcEiI0vFDt3ljW98tXNbzzl3Vs4Nu-xWp5ab-4VdVAio3tZjHG_Mp_wVSq-vDKNUHdFHjWByCMxrA/s1600-h/update420d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJO5Ra8SgbiOiHCnGOYiqfWrefalJRFKzYMBqBdduyp9RygZ2gJg21nqwWU37pgKZcEiI0vFDt3ljW98tXNbzzl3Vs4Nu-xWp5ab-4VdVAio3tZjHG_Mp_wVSq-vDKNUHdFHjWByCMxrA/s400/update420d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192513704111228738" border="0" /></a><strong>Alarmed: </strong>Neighbour Rachel O’Donnell inspects the damage.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ-poTD68yKvu3PWHKWaZkMndJgibUOPGD0jhBDOcuZiji0k2udvgzREFoK7PKE56oUTLOYTF86owna-H8xnXzBoeNVTL0Y3ZMC5Q2QQNJ1iTJwJGU_mi1lv_tDG-bfbiL5vcV9IFWwI/s1600-h/update420c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ-poTD68yKvu3PWHKWaZkMndJgibUOPGD0jhBDOcuZiji0k2udvgzREFoK7PKE56oUTLOYTF86owna-H8xnXzBoeNVTL0Y3ZMC5Q2QQNJ1iTJwJGU_mi1lv_tDG-bfbiL5vcV9IFWwI/s400/update420c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192513545197438770" border="0" /></a><br /><h2><strong>Trailer of destruction:</strong> The trailer crashed through a fence and wall after coming loose.</h2><h2>Trailer ploughs into home</h2><br /><br /><h2><strong>Trailer of destruction:</strong> The trailer crashed through a fence and wall after coming loose.</h2><h2>Trailer ploughs into home</h2> <p class="date-author">Damon Guppy</p> <p class="date-author">Wednesday, April 16, 2008</p> <p class="date-author">© The Cairns Post</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>AN elderly woman narrowly missed being hit by flying bricks when a runaway trailer smashed into her Manoora house.</strong></p> <p align="justify">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.</p><p align="justify">Paramedics treated her for shock at the scene and she was being looked after by her carer yesterday afternoon.</p><p align="justify">"The elderly occupant is very, very shaken up as you can imagine," Cairns fire station officer Roy Kennedy said.</p><p align="justify">"It was a lucky escape from flying masonry and so on.</p><p align="justify">"You can imagine the sudden impact and the fright that would create.</p><p align="justify">"It was a bit of a shock and not something you’d expect."</p><p align="justify">He said the trailer was carrying landscaping machinery, fuel and herbicides but there was no threat of fire.</p><p align="justify">The front wall and window were caved in and metal poles were put up to stop the wall from collapsing any further.</p><p align="justify">"The front of the house has got structural damage and the integrity of the house has been compromised," Mr Kennedy said.</p><p align="justify">"It’ll probably take a couple of days to restore."</p><p align="justify">He said the woman was "amazed" at the damage caused to her house.</p><p align="justify">Rachel O’Donnell was next door when the trailer hit the house.</p><p align="justify">"I just heard a big bang and looked out my window," she said.</p><p align="justify">"The trailer was embedded in the wall.</p><p align="justify">"It’s taken out a little bit of my fence."</p><p align="justify">Trailer owner Argent’s Mowing Service did not respond to<em> The Cairns Post</em> before press time.</p><p align="justify">Police interviewed the driver and no changes have been laid.</p><p>The trailer would be inspected to determine why it came loose.</p> <span class="post-author vcard"> Posted by <span class="fn">Ron Melancon</span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://dangeroustrailersaccidentsthatjust.blogspot.com/2008/04/trailer-ploughs-into-home.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2008-04-23T11:34:00-07:00">11:34 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class="post-comment-link"> <a class="comment-link" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2409270624391556910&postID=6158981510083174271" onclick="">0 comments</a> </span>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-36519318203872584122008-03-18T21:29:00.001-07:002008-03-18T21:30:01.751-07:00Municipal trailer runs amuck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4vDor_yu0l1H9ngRWeLYHapa9MUGEZdWo7B-3-UamWtM7csGXDPXnYbjTUXEUTtjFzVTVnd_EOARAihM-eZvRPmAKdAN42lGktAQv9nNbZXdGpk3kBsPTHFmcoYnwKxfHZqiov0FTII/s1600-h/Paal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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She sustained injuries to her legs.</span></p><p lang="en-uk"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">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.</span></p><p lang="en-uk"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">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. </span></p><p lang="en-uk"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">It is unclear whether it snapped or had not been attached.</span></p><p lang="en-uk" id="kuiF" style=""><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">A complaint of reckless driving is being investigated against the driver of the truck.</span></p><p lang="en-uk"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">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.</span></p><p lang="en-uk"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">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.</span></p>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-88177052291788614522008-02-01T20:08:00.000-08:002008-02-01T20:11:23.998-08:00Death trailer fine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6qH09NuK1dGnTO96LK6kzrMMKzT_flVNAKH9Jv_roylxbl3ichQzDQ8jWkwibx8lEDcMV525l2QAP-BFXRFKTW4Q7jjtS7crwP81hAkK-uealjg7GIJmSFpMnaoBNSMLWcTU1KaAYjI/s1600-h/Star.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6qH09NuK1dGnTO96LK6kzrMMKzT_flVNAKH9Jv_roylxbl3ichQzDQ8jWkwibx8lEDcMV525l2QAP-BFXRFKTW4Q7jjtS7crwP81hAkK-uealjg7GIJmSFpMnaoBNSMLWcTU1KaAYjI/s320/Star.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162230618042926386" border="0" /></a><br /><h1><br /></h1><h1> Death trailer fine</h1><br /><br /><!-- <div align="right"><a href="/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22454"><img src="/templates/default/images/post-comment.gif" alt="post comment" width="74" height="61" border="0" /></a></div>--> By Rebecca Fraser<br /><br /> 13th October 2006 10:38:25 AM <div align="center"><br /> <em>1. The collision occurred along Bel¬grave Hallam Road in Narre Warren East.<br /></em>THE family of a Noble Park man killed in a tragic freak accident has called on drivers to take greater care when towing trailers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">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.<br /><br />A driver of another south-bound car also suffered minor injuries.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />He was fined $1048 plus $37.80 in court costs.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />However, she said the $1048 fine was not much to pay for a loss of life.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />“We hope there is one (an inquest) so that something is done about trailer safety.<br /><br />“We want to campaign so his death is not in vain. People need to be more aware and responsible on the roads with trailers.<br /><br />“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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Mr Jennings’s sister, Jane Jennings, said she was also unsatisfied with the sentence and hoped her family’s loss would bring about change.<br /><br />The Keysborough resident said laws and regulations needed to be introduced to promote more responsible and safe trailer use.<br /><br />She also expressed disappointment with the fine.<br /><br />“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.<br /><br />Ms Jennings said the family was still coming to grips with their loss.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />“It’s been hard. He was a father, brother, a godfather. It is heartbreaking. He died in his prime,” Ms Jennings said.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /></div>She said her family wanted to prevent this from happening to someone else and their family.<br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em><br /></em></div>Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-2434527355182335802008-01-07T07:36:00.001-08:002008-01-07T07:36:24.572-08:00NSW: Woman killed in road accident near Gundagai<h1> NSW: Woman killed in road accident near Gundagai </h1> <dl class="byline"> <dt class="first">From:</dt><dd> <a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=runaway+trailer%20publication:%5B%22AAP%20General%20News%20%28Australia%29%22%5D" id="_ctl0_ph_ArticleMain_AFromLink" rel="nofollow" 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href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=runaway+trailer%20publication:%5B%22AAP+General+News+%28Australia%29%22%5D" title="" rel="nofollow"><img id="ImagePubLogoLinkLib" class="logo" src="http://www.highbeam.com/Aspx/GetPubLogo.aspx?pub=AAP+General+News+%28Australia%29" title="See more articles from AAP General News (Australia)" alt="See more articles from AAP General News (Australia)" /></a> </h2> <br /> AAP General News (Australia)<br /><br /> 09-06-2004<br /><br /> NSW: Woman killed in road accident near Gundagai<br /><br /> SYDNEY, Sept 6 AAP - A woman was killed today when a <b>runaway</b> prime-mover <b>trailer</b> hit<br /> with her car in southern NSW.<br /><br /> The woman, whose age is unknown, died instantly in the crash, which happened on the<br /> Hume Highway near Gundagai about 10.40am (AEST), police said.<br /><br /> The <b>trailer</b>, which was carrying a car, became unhooked from the prime mover before<br /> slamming into the woman's oncoming car.<br /><br /> Police will interview the prime-mover driver as part of their investigation.<br /><br /> AAP kjd/jel/it/sd<br /><br /> KEYWORD: TOLL NSWRon Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-63469128144080379072008-01-07T06:44:00.001-08:002008-01-07T06:44:43.818-08:00Vic: Man dead after trailer hits car<h1> Vic: Man dead after trailer hits car </h1> <dl class="byline"> <dt class="first">From:</dt><dd> <a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=runaway+trailer%20publication:%5B%22AAP%20General%20News%20%28Australia%29%22%5D" id="_ctl0_ph_ArticleMain_AFromLink" rel="nofollow" title="See more articles from AAP General News (Australia)" onclick="var s=s_gi('highbeamcom');s.linkTrackVars='prop34';s.prop34='elibrary article member to By-Line Publication';s.tl(this,'o','elibrary article member to By-Line Publication');return true;">AAP General News (Australia)</a> </dd><dt>Date:</dt><dd> <a 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(Australia)" /></a> </h2> <p><br />AAP General News (Australia)<br /><br />07-25-2005<br /><br />Vic: Man dead after <b>trailer</b> hits car<br /><br /> A man has died when a <b>runaway</b> <b>trailer</b> hit his car, forcing him off the road and into<br />trees in Melbourne's south-east.<br /><br /> Police say a <b>trailer</b> was being towed north along Belgrave-Hallam Road at Narre Warren<br />East when it detached from the car and collided with the dead man's southbound car about<br />3pm (AEST) yesterday.<br /><br /> A police spokesman says the male driver, aged in his 20s, died when his car ran off<br />the road and crashed into trees.<br /><br /> The driver of the second car suffered minor injuries.<br /><br /> The man's death bring the Victorian road toll to 207, compared to 208 at the same time last year.<br /><br /> AAP RTV jb/psm/<br /><br />KEYWORD: TOLL VIC (MELBOURNE)<br /><br />¿ 2005 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.<br /></p> <!-- Membership 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</dd><dt>Date:</dt><dd> <a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=runaway+trailer%20pubdate:%5B20040903;20040909%5D" id="_ctl0_ph_ArticleMain_ADateLink" rel="nofollow" title="See more articles from a few days before and after September 6, 2004" onclick="var s=s_gi('highbeamcom');s.linkTrackVars='prop34';s.prop34='elibrary article member to By-Line Date';s.tl(this,'o','elibrary article member to By-Line Date');return true;">September 6, 2004</a> </dd><dt>More results for:</dt><dd> <a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=runaway+trailer" title="See more results for 'runaway trailer'" rel="nofollow">runaway trailer</a> </dd> </dl> <h2> <a href="http://www.highbeam.com/Search.aspx?q=runaway+trailer%20publication:%5B%22AAP+General+News+%28Australia%29%22%5D" title="" rel="nofollow"><img id="ImagePubLogoLinkLib" class="logo" src="http://www.highbeam.com/Aspx/GetPubLogo.aspx?pub=AAP+General+News+%28Australia%29" title="See more articles from AAP General News (Australia)" alt="See more articles from AAP General News (Australia)" /></a> </h2> <br /> AAP General News (Australia)<br /><br /> 09-06-2004<br /><br /> NSW: Woman killed by <b>runaway</b> <b>trailer</b> near Gundagai<br /><br /> A woman has died in a collision between her car and a <b>runaway</b> <b>trailer</b> in southern New<br /> South Wales.<br /><br /> Police say the woman, whose age is unknown, was killed instantly when the <b>trailer</b> hit<br /> her car on the Hume Highway near Gundagai this morning.<br /><br /> The <b>trailer</b>, which was loaded with a car, became unhooked from the vehicle towing it<br /> about 10.40am (AEST).<br /><br /> AAP RTV kjd/jel/wjf/rp <br /><br /> KEYWORD: TOLL NSW (SYDNEY)<br /><br /> ¿ 2004 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.Ron Melanconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856693100553559754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-478488513687966575.post-66048873523451922632008-01-06T22:54:00.000-08:002008-01-06T22:56:37.891-08:00A driver 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