4 individuals have fled the scene of a collision this evening (Saturday) after their car hit a road sign.
An eyewitness at the scene said the black Vauxhall Astra was travelling at speed down the windy hill on Trinity Road when it smashed into a road sign, completely uprooting it.
Island Echo understands that following the crash, the driver and 3 passengers fled the scene, with eyewitness accounts placing the group running on foot down St Boniface Road.
On scene, 2 undercover police officers are inspecting the car with officers from the wider police force working to locate the driver and passengers.
Island Echo understands that 2 men and 2 women were involved in Ventnor’s second single-vehicle collision of the day.
A witness told Island Echo he saw a woman physically struggling from her injuries as she exited the vehicle.
Southern Vectis have diverted its Route 3 service via Spring Hill and St Boniface Road.
A Bartlett’s recovery vehicle is now on scene working to remove the mangled vehicle, as well as Island Roads to clear debris.
And people think I am crazy keep going on about
speeding motorists, believe me I am not crazy
I CARE, hence my concern about speeding.
We need safer roads.
Over 30 years ago I was driving on the mainland
and my vehicle was written off, a car full of youngsters
some who had been drinking knocked my vehicle off the road.
I had blacked out in shock and the person who was
driving had swapped seats with another driver who
had been drinking.
I understand the dangers of drink driving and speeding
hence my concern.
The island used to be a safe place to drive but over the
last 20 years it’s getting out of control.
I have seen so many dodgy situations on the island
and have been nearly knocked off the road 3 times on
the island in the last 3 years
Once along Beaper Shute
Once along Marshcombe Shute
Once along the Military Road
Something seriously needs to be done and before
people think I go too slow, how wrong you are!
I stick to the rules. I don’t go slow, other people
go too fast.
Let’s hope they catch the culprits and BAN them
from driving and fine them heavily.
Many of us have young ones who drive and want them
to be safe.
Another bell end comment sponsored by the king of them “enough”
Obviously you were born an inconsiderate Numpty
As I have always said once a Numpty always a Numpty
Let’s hope Karma bites you on the a@se
Amen
Having a right old mega w**k over this one
You dirty old man!
When the King of the North takes over the
running of the country, let’s hope he ENFORCES
THE RULES IN THE SOUTH, TOO MANY PEOPLE
ARE GETTING AWAY WITH SPEEDING ETC.
I Did read earlier today on the Mail more and more
20MPHs are coming
Made my day that has
Who said they were speeding ?
You don’t have to be a scientist to work that out.
Yes you Idiot, people do consider you crazy. Your statements just like those above are just fundamentally idiotic. You spout your vitriol for ridiculously slow speed limits of 10 to 20 miles an hour – in 2026. These are speeds that could be achieved in the 1800s in horse and carts with wooden chock brakes!
You scream that the limits must be lower to avoid “this type of behaviour” which in your mind leads to these accident types. Have you not realised that if someone has crashed whilst breaking existing limits they were already speeding you moron, so a lower limit would just mean they broke the limit a bit more? To make any speed limit work 100% you would need a Police presence ever 100 metres, obviously ridiculous. At the same time, don’t spew your usual drivel about speed cameras – how many speed cameras have EVER led to a drink drive conviction, or a dangerous driving incident not linked directly to speeding, for example, a driver can run over a pedestrian on a zebra crossing whilst obeying any the speed limit, but in your mind that doesn’t count – “the driver wasn’t speeding”? Laws are about an achievable compromise. If you don’t understand that then I am afraid there is no hope – people like you have the right to vote and that is truly the terrifying point here.
You live in a dream world where the past was an idyllic time, people all lived perfect lives, prisons were empty, and everyone died of old age in their sleep aged 250 at least. Again, your drivel doesn’t consider actual statistics – per capita there are significantly less accidents now than ever before. You are obviously aging and finding hard to keep up with the world, I was alive in the early 70s, I get the impression you were too, but I have the intelligence to look back at the past without the rose tinted glasses – cars existed without basic safety equipment like seat belts, passenger safety cells, adequate brakes, and drivers thought of drinking and driving as normal because “2 pints at lunchtime wasn’t drink driving was it?”.
So yes you are an arrogant, self-righteous, pompous delusional idiot and I feel sorry for anyone that actually knows you in person if you are in any way like the character your present on here.
Bravo. Well said.
It won’t shut him up of course. He’s a narcissist
Enough about yourself
Get ready for the REAL NORTHERN LING
Arise Sir Andy
Lol
Typo
KING
Another lawless Numpty so many of you
numpties on the island
Bless you all.
When the KING of the North takes control
we will see more law and order something the island
lacks
How dare you! I have never committed ANY criminal offence, I have never even had so much as a parking ticket. I mentioned being alive in the 70s and aware of such attitudes, but I was a child you fool. I STRONGLY urge you to recant this statement and publicly apologise on this media. Any statement I have made against you (Idiot, Moron, fool, etc.) are matters of opinion and as such are all protected speech. You, on the other hand have just committed an actual crime, having taken the next step and committed libel (written slander). Do not make the foolish assumption that being an anonymous keyboard warrior protects you from the law, many before you have made that mistake and been awoken by police on their doorstep early one morning. I recommend you take more care in your words when writing on any social media.
You didn’t even attempt to argue my point that a person speeding in a 30 limit has already broken the law, so how would a 20 limit have stopped them? You just went straight to libel… very interesting the things that you consider to be crimes and those that you clearly do not. Are you of the mindset to hang a motorist who exceeds a posted speed limit, but consider a rapist or murderer to just be “misunderstood” and deserving or early release?
As for your obvious adoration of false prophets such as “the King of the North”, the “Honourable” Mr. Andrew Burnham MP, or Labour, neither have ANY provable, historical credibility around Law, Order, or Custodial matters. Again your lack of knowledge on these matters, your low understanding of or willingness to consider statistics, shines through in you vitriol. Labour for example are about to release more prisoners before legally handed down sentences are complete than ANY previous Home Office.
I have worked a large part of my life within the law and legal professions, so I am not coming at this from a “Numpty” standing. I expect to see you unguarded, unreserved written apology here for accusing me of criminal behaviours. You have a VERY short window for this or matters will be taken further.
Something positive is that a local small company has a steady stream of work collecting vehicles. What do they do with them all?
They all need crushing.
Live viewings bit like the football matches being shown
at Robin Hill
Pay per view, it will be worth every penny.
These drivers are all over this island. Only the other morning, being tailgated by one of these types, I had the audacity to slow down to turn left, I could see the fury on the driver’s face in my rear view mirror. He then overtook me before I had made the turn. These drivers are a menace. They are aggressive, probably drugged up and not the type of person I want to be around. Then you have these types with the backfiring exhausts. Where are the police? I’m sick of it.
So am I Graham
There are NO traffic Police why we pay Council tax is beyond
me, every year more goes to the police and the roads are worse
every year.
20 years ago you could drive all around the island safely
WHERE DID IY ALL GO WRONG, maybe drugs etc.
I would build prisons for druggies and let them rot in them.
If I were a copper, I’d give all the pop banger exhaust card a section 59 notice… Have they told their insurance co thatthe car is ‘modified’ ? Probably not…
Great idea.
also scrap all Ford STs
The type of people that flee scene of an accident are absolute scum. So obviously trying to avoid being tested for drugs and alcohol. This behaviour is a recent development, urge every sensible motorist to install front and rear cameras to record these morons should you be unfortunate enough to cross them on the roads.
Driver- want the car back? Come to the police station to collect it and pay for the damage to the road sign….Oh and while you’re there, expect to be drug tested and breathalysed….
How can they not catch such people
if the vehicle is registered in their name
Game, set and match.
Advantage plod.
Police National Computer will have the answer
Of course… plod will be waiting at the registered keeper’s door. All godd unless it’s a stolen/pool car of course.
Bloody snort/swill boy racer shit,it’s everywhere you go.
It’s rife on the island
You got me EIE, what was the first car you ever owned?
A Ford Model T?
Not that old
A 1970 new Morris 1100
Fab, it even had a radio
Lol
A 1970 Morris 1100 it turnt on a sixpence.
Great car