Police, fire and paramedics are on scene on The Downs this lunchtime (Wednesday) where a vehicle has left the road.
999 calls reporting the collision were first made at around 11:45, prompting the deployment of teams from all 3 emergency services.
Island Echo understands that a vehicle has left the road, mounted the verge and gone through the fence. It is unclear at this time where the vehicle has ended up.
Fire appliances from Ryde and Newport as well as a specialist 4×4 from Shanklin are on scene alongside a plethora of resources from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service.
Specialist paramedics including a Critical Care Paramedic and Operational Commander are also on scene.
Emergency service crews are split between The Downs Road and at a rendezvous point at the foot of the downs off Shepherds Lane.
As a result of the incident, The Downs Road is closed between Downend and Rowlands Lane. It is expected to remain closed for a considerable amount of time.
Police have been contacted for a statement.
UPDATE @ 12:30 – The Downs Road is set to reopen imminently.
No update has been given by Police on if any injuries have been sustained.
UPDATE @ 12:45 – Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that no serious injuries have been sustained.
How have they managed that?
My guess – speeding.
The Downs is a disaster waiting to happen.
They should install speed cameras and cut the speed
to 30mph along this DANGEROUS island road.
More shit driving going to fast..
And more shit spelling, with poor punctuation! You were obviously there, in order to confirm speed as the overriding factor.
Get a hobby.
How else does a vehicle leave the road!!
Are you still here, making your ridiculous, and ill thought out comments on virtually every news story involving vehicles on the roads? You consistently make yourself a laughing stock, and you’re totally oblivious to it. It’s actually quite entertaining.
I am glad you are enjoying it.
We just need the island authorities to invest in
speed cameras to slow numpties down
It doesn’t take a genius to work out that if he wasn’t speeding, he wouldn’t have broken through the fence. If he were driving as slow as your intellect he wouldn’t have crashed, infact he would probably have been parked !
Anyone causing accidents by speeding should be sent
the bill for ALL costs
I wasn’t talking to you. Butt out.
Until the island authorities clamp down on
SPEEDING this will be the norm.
I have never seen so many DANGEROUS roads
than the Isle of Wight
Until the island INSTALL speed cameras this sh*t will
keep happening.
Maybe that is what they want, one way to get vehicles
off the road.
HOW? Obviously can’t drive?
My guess SPEEDING
I’m sue the full story will emerge but in the meanwhile,
Driving the island is not a pleasure currently. Road closures are creating such diversions to use more rural roads and to boot, alot of those roads have had the sides washed away from the downpours. Examples, Combley Rd, Blacklands Lane, Ashey Rd leaving monster ruts that should you land in one pull you into the hedge. Its very hard to be courteous when driving at mo and if something big is oncoming, immediate reaction is to get close to your side. NOT an option for the danger of doing so. Islanders should slowdown if unaccustomed to unknown roads to them and drive with much more caution, and not all drivers are islanders and so still succumb to those hazards of others road user abilities.
With peoples lack of patience (experienced in E Cowes traffic to chain ferry last Friday 13th Feb 1:45pm, u know who u are, when someone mounted and drove the pavement!!!) as a prime example, how will our roads ever be safe????
Because of all the road closures etc.
numpties are all using the same roads and are
still driving like numpties.
Due to more vehicles using the same route it is obvious
you need to drive more carefully
NUMPTIES DON’T THINK LIKE THAT, THEY STILL
HAMMER IT!.
‘They’ and ‘their’? More than one driver, perhaps? Why I wonder were we not told the age and gender of the driver? Why does it matter? Because it’s invariably mentioned whenever the driver is elderly, and followed by a wail of comments about the danger oldie drivers pose and how they should surrender their licences.Just askin’..
My guess is speeding, age doesn’t come in to it.
All ages speed
Too many drivers look at the lovely scenery, instead of at the road….
Probably on their phones or scratching their a@se.