A road traffic collision that has seen a car come to rest wedged between a garden wall and a recovery truck has forced the closure of Fairlee Road on the outskirts of Newport this morning (Wednesday).
The incident has occurred near to Binfield Corner with Police, fire and ambulance crews all in attendance.
It appears the vehicle – a red Mercedes-Benz estate – is off the ground as a result of becoming stuck between a garden wall and a parked recovery truck.
Island Echo understands that Mercedes was driving along Fairlee Road towards Newport when it veered off the road, smashing into the front garden wall of a residential address and making contact with the recovery truck.
The crash was reported at just before 09:10.
Motorists are being diverted away from the area with all traffic in and out of Newport now having to travel via Staplers Road.
UPDATE @ 09:47 – The occupants of the crashed vehicle – thought to be a man and a woman – have been assisted from the car by firefighters, supported by a critical care doctor and paramedics.
They are both being taken to St Mary’s Hospital for further assessment.
Fire crews have stabilised the off-the-ground car using stabfast devices.
The extent of the damage is now clear with a garden wall destroyed.
Fairlee Road has reopened in both directions under give and take. A temporary blockage is expected when the vehicle is recovered.
The driving on the island is getting bloody bad it’s time for a yearly driving test for ALL but do the test on the mainland You have to say it your the worst drivers in the uk
How do you know that’s not someone from the mainland ?
In short, he doesn’t. He just adores the sound of his own voice, especially in the safety of his own anonymity. Forget too many bad drivers, there’s far too many sad gits, with seemingly next to nothing in their pitiful lives.
Me thinks you doth protest too much…
Have you got any proof that the car was driven by an ‘islander’? No. Could have been mechanical failure, or just bad luck. Or lousy driving, but that happens everywhere. I hope the folk involved are OK wherever they’re from.
Because Caulkheads don’t know how to drive
Did it ever occur to you that the driver might have collapsed at the wheel?
Small mind? So if you worked in a care home Then as a carer you should be happy for them. just think you my end up in a care home one day. 99% of care homes have loving carers who give 100% all day every day
Are you that dumb this is about bad driving not care homes D/H
No but you are two faced.and we all know it. Bye
LOL your funny…
So you are telling everyone on the Island we are the worst drivers.Obviously you have statistics to back that statement. Personally, I am totally shocked at how dangerously some people drive on our motorways. Undertaking, lane hogging, and even the want to be fast and furious racing going on. Yes, we have our fair share of idiots on our Island roads but only a real idiot thinks they can come to our Island and think they will be welcome here by talking like that with no evidence to back it up. Sorry to everyone for my rant.Im just getting fed up with this kind of unsubstantiated drivell.
Brainless cretin.
Try learning to spell.
That recovery truck is always parked there.
Yes, because they live inside the house
Yes and on the bus stop too causes the busses to stop on the road and cause traffic build up ,simply shouldn’t be there
Yea they think they own the road
Hey up, you can’t park there mate
I blame the recovery truck for not positioning the vehicle correctly, and the driver of the Mercedes should go to specsavers….Thank the God’s no pedestrians were not on the payment…..
They hit the garden wall, before hitting the truck… although granted the truck looks a little wonky.
The recovery truck is parked correctly and the driver lives there. The Mercedes driver may have been taken ill.
Spike proteins could be the cause
That really takes some doing. How?? Thank goodness no one was on the pavement at the time or it could have been a terrible outcome.
Lucky no pedestrians were using the pavement!
Lucky the truck is there, quick recovery.
What about recovering the dumped vehicle along Beaper Shute
I had no idea Recovery trucks existed on the island
Tip of the iceberg. Reporting them does nothing either. Recall the leaking tractor dumped in Ventnor that took months to be removed even after being in the news. I bet any dumped cars near a councillors house or the MP’s gets removed sharpish.
W.T.F is going on on Island Roads
Must be speeding
Until Speed Cameras are installed Islandwide accidents will keep
happening.
Who said anything about speeding? Could have been a medical episode, or a mechanical failure, or a blow out.
Were you there? Did you witness it? If not you have no business making stupid uninformed comments.
I can only guess that it was a medical episode..
£50 says it was a vaccident
I second that.
Glad the 2 people were not seriously injured.
Why do people presume the worse. There was a genuine reason and shame people didn’t stop and just drove past when it happened.
As critical care paramedics were called one presumes this was a serious incident for driver. So maybe protocol not to speculate on drivers age, location etc – you never know it could be you next time. I just hope both driver and passenger are OK.
He was proberly using the cycle lane to overtake the cyclist on the the road who don’t bother to use it
It suddenly veered off the road. Nothing to do with the driver then.
I wish the Island News would give all of the facts when they report on accidents nd incidents not just “what happened”?
Why close both directions?
Blimey, there are a lot of people on here ready to jump to concluions and sit in judgment on all and sundry. I don’t suppose the driver of the Merc crashed on purpose and I don’t suppose the truck was parked deliberately to make life difficult. People really need to keep a bit of perspective. Accidents happen. No one was seriously injured. The wall can be rebuilt and the car replaced. There are far more important things to expend energy on.
Don’t text and drive!
Can’t park there old fart
iv done this many times on grand theft auto, so in theory it should work In reality…….