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Car crashes into hole in Hampshire road | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A driver ended up in a tight spot when his car careered through roadwork barriers into in a hole in the road. | A driver ended up in a tight spot when his car careered through roadwork barriers into in a hole in the road. |
Eyewitness Ray Wintle said the man managed to climb free after his Vauxhall Astra crashed in Hart Plain Avenue in Waterlooville on Tuesday. | Eyewitness Ray Wintle said the man managed to climb free after his Vauxhall Astra crashed in Hart Plain Avenue in Waterlooville on Tuesday. |
Mr Wintle said the driver told him he was forced to swerve out of the path of an oncoming vehicle. The hole was dug by engineers replacing gas pipes. | Mr Wintle said the driver told him he was forced to swerve out of the path of an oncoming vehicle. The hole was dug by engineers replacing gas pipes. |
Mr Wintle said: "He said it had all happened so quickly." | Mr Wintle said: "He said it had all happened so quickly." |
He added: "I was looking out of my kitchen window when I saw this car stuck in the hole. | He added: "I was looking out of my kitchen window when I saw this car stuck in the hole. |
"It was a bizarre scene but I spoke to the driver, who was unharmed. | "It was a bizarre scene but I spoke to the driver, who was unharmed. |
"It (the car) probably needs a respray job down the rear side and the tracking has probably gone but otherwise it looked driveable." | "It (the car) probably needs a respray job down the rear side and the tracking has probably gone but otherwise it looked driveable." |
Police were called to the scene and the car was later recovered. | Police were called to the scene and the car was later recovered. |
A spokeswoman for Southern Gas Networks said: "Luckily when the accident occurred none of our engineers were working on this section of the network. | A spokeswoman for Southern Gas Networks said: "Luckily when the accident occurred none of our engineers were working on this section of the network. |
"This particular section of the network did not yet have any piping in it so consequently there was no damage to our equipment or pipes. | "This particular section of the network did not yet have any piping in it so consequently there was no damage to our equipment or pipes. |
"Our engineers were, however, working nearby so were on hand to make sure the site was made safe again quickly." | "Our engineers were, however, working nearby so were on hand to make sure the site was made safe again quickly." |
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