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Hey all, Just wondering if anyone heard about the accident on the Clyde on monday? Heard second hand that a truck lost their brakes and cleaned up a skyline coming up the opposite direction..... Really hope it wasn't anyone on SAU (shame it happened to anyone at all though), cos apparently the guys legs looked like they couldn't be saved... total write off.

My condolences if anyone knew them.

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well im as shocked as gus, i feel heaps bad for the guy driving the skyline, with all seriousness he most probably wont ever be able to drive again -_-" but if the truckers brakes gave out i spose he couldntve done much, but what would i know i wasnt in the situation. i also give my condolences

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ok... your all wrong...

I was coming back from the coast on Monday and this is what happened... (get comfy)

round 10:30 - 11am a truck that was coming down the clyde, further down the hill from the Steeper bits... came to fast around one of the corners (if anyone knows much about the coast road..its the long hill with the overtaking lane all the way up it...) which happened to be wet.. and took out a 4X4 which then also took out another 4X4 with a caravan attached which then a Camry then came and took them out. Im pretty sure thats the order.. Not much left of the camry... saw 1 4X4 with the caravan... it wasnt too bad, but now its towing a pile of sh!t behind it which some people say was a caravan.. and not sure about the other 4X4..

oh and the truck... lil smashed at the front, with a massive toe out on the drivers wheel.

The road was closed from 11am til 6pm that night..

There you have it... no skylines involved. Thank god. but, sadly enough there were 3 other cars involved.

Not sure what happened to drivers or passangers, but 1 4X4 driver was Helicoptered to hospital straight away after being cut out

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