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TeeHeeHee

5th Nov 2011, 02:58pm

Anyone seen the reports of the tragic accident on the M5 last night.

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Motorway fireball: At least seven dead and 51 injured in horrific crash on M5 described as 'worst ever seen by emergency services'

Police confirm at least seven people have been killed and several more have suffered life-changing injuries
Death toll could rise as emergency services admit people may still be trapped in 'burnt and unrecognisable' vehicles
Fire officer: It is 'the worst road traffic collision anyone can remember'
Dramatic scenes as motorists try to pull others free from burning wreckage as a huge fireball engulfs the carriageway
Weather could be a significant factor in the crash and a firework display was going on at the time
Motorway expected to be closed for 24 hours along 18-mile stretch

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TeeHeeHee

6th Nov 2011, 01:18am

The Grand Finale of a Fireworks Display might have had a lot to do with this horrofic motorway crash. The Fireworks Display took place at a rugby club and finished just a few minutes before the onslaught of the accident. It might be that the heavy smoke drifted over to the nearby motorway where conditions were patchy fog.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-20...injured-51.html

tamhickey

6th Nov 2011, 08:39am

So sad Tommy,but another hypothesis is that the firework display was still going on and this distracted some of the drivers as it was so close to them. We're going to have to wait to find out the truth, and that's going to be very difficult for the families involved.

angel

6th Nov 2011, 01:48pm

I saw this holocaust on our late news ,Sat night , such a tragedy.

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