Well.... got you all curious now haven't I! my birthday present... unfortunately NOT a good one....
Remember a month or so back when that guy lost control and hit me?
well here is my present... last night driving home from work at midnight on the M1, and I get slammed in the back end by another car.. hit and run.
Unbelievable! what the heck is going on?
I was just driving home sitting on 90, in the second left lane cruising, no one else around at all, then the next thing I am thrown towards the windscreen, look up and see I am headed towards the medium strip. I realize what has just happened and go to brake and no brakes (
well so I thought but I was actually putting my foot on the clutch) so I slowly eased on the handbrake to slow myself down to get myself back to the left of the road to pull over. Realizing what has just happened of coure I started swearing again!!!. I stop the car, put
the hazards on and get out and go to the back end of the car, thinking
well I will see whoever has it me somewhere else on the road.. Nope, nothing, gone.. they couldn't have gotten far because the front end of his car has gone underneath the 4wd, busted his radiator Mark has said. But nothing, no one anywhere. I stay for a bit thinking
well whoever has hit me or someone else had to of seen something would come up but nothing at all. So I started the car again, checked I had brakes and took the exit in front of me to get off the highway and to a safe place to ring Mark.
Can you believe this? I can't! I ring Mark, get home, still am a bit shaken up and my neck and shoulders sore. We went to the police but they had no reports of anything, nothing they can do.. whch is fine by me I just want the car fixed and forget about it!
Damage to me.. whiplash, neck and shoulders.
Damage to car...drivers
seat is totally broken and bent, back bumper bar and all components smashed, bent, cracked, left rear side panel and flare near fuel
tank stuffed, the tow bar assembly has literally been bent and broken off so it now completely faces underneath the car, back door and handle area on door dented and broken, and Mark isn't sure if the chassis might be bent because you can see it through the lights assembly or something...
That is all that we can see obviously. The car now goes back to the assessor on wednesday and who knows again how long they will have it for!
What the hell is it with people wanting to hit the car with me in it! have I got big neon
sign saying HIT ME I LIKE IT???????
I am ok, the other accident was nothing compared to this one in terms of handling it, shock etc. I just want to go to work tonight and feel normal!!!!!!
I will take some pictures, the towbar assembly has to be seen to be believed.
I'll add it to my rig pics shortly.
Just another day in the Winley household!!!!!
Cheers
Jo