A crash between a van and a car has forced the closure of the main Rookley to Niton Road over Bleak Down this evening (Saturday).
Emergency services are currently on scene at Niton Road, where a Ford Transit and a Jaguar have collided – causing significant damage to both vehicles.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has 2 appliances and the Response Support Unit on scene, supported by the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service that has dispatched 3 ambulances and an operational commander.
Thankfully, all persons have been able to free themselves from the vehicles and no serious injuries have been sustained.
The crash occurred at around 18:05.
Police have closed the road in both directions between Beacon Alley and Chequers Inn Road.
UPDATE MONDAY – A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink and drug driving.
Read the latest at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/jag-driver-arrested-for-drink-and-drug-driving-after-bleak-down-smash/.
My money is on speeding!
Until the authorities do something about speeding
nothing will change.
You cannot expect the Numpty drivers to stick to
the rules, unless you ENFORCE the rules.
I will keep saying that you need to bombard the authorities with your feelings on this subject, not keep writing to the Echo who can do nothing but report it.
Thats bleak..more crap driving..
Why, during a time of not enough Paramedics and Ambulance technicians, does every incident seem to involve some sort of ‘commander’? We see Gold commanders, operational commanders and perhaps even silver and bronze commanders, but what on earth is their purpose? Surely a well trained Paramedic is more than capable of doing their job without, what seems to be, a senior manager turning up.
I witnessed a number of ambulances parked outside A&E a few weeks ago, and they were there for 4-5 HOURS as their patients (including my wife) were treated inside the vehicles by St Marys staff, so we lost 5 ambulances for 5 hours, and not for the first time that week, and yet we have enough personnel to turn up at incidents in their nice ‘commander’ vehicles whilst a significant number of Ambulances were off the road. If they are struggling then shouldn’t our ambulance service be utilising every qualified person to actually drive the things? I am sure they have enough vehicles to use at certain times.
Lack of organisation is the problem,
no one seems to know what they are doing
on the island.
That is the best, most thoughtful contribution I have ever read on this site.