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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: Tim_w on April 18, 2006, 19:27:14
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Hello All
Here is my first photo story for Playmofriends and things have certainly come a long way since the advent of digital cameras.
HGV Accident
At 11.10 am control received multiple calls reporting a serious RTC involving several vehicles. The caller's stated that there where 2 cars and a HGV involved in a collision on a busy stretch of road and that people where trapped.
Due to the severity of the incident controll requested the Rescue Tender and 2 support pump's from Pendeford along with 1 pump from Claregate. The Clinical Support Unit and 2 ambulances where also dispatched along with Police to controll traffic which was building up as a result of the collision.
Below are pictures taken of the scene on mobile phones shortly after the incident. A Police helicopter was in the area immediately after the accident and captured the scene from the air. All pictures where submitted to Police accident investigators and are shown below.
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Here are some dramatic pictures of the rescue taken by the official brigade photographer. Due to lots of things happening all at once it is hard to capture a sequence of events so here are various pictures taken as things happened.
The first priority for the fire brigade was to stabilise the HGV trailer. Luckily the vehicle was not loaded at the time of the incident or things would have become more difficult. These fire fighters are using bottle jacks operated by a hand pump to support the trailer. Several jacks along with wheel chocks are already in place and although the vehicle is now stable it is still treated with the greatest care.
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As the fire fighters finish securing the trailer a team get to work on removing the roof. Miraculously the driver of the car survived with little injury due to his relatively low speed upon impact. A member of the ambulance service is inside the car keeping him calm while the fire service get to work.
As soon as the trailer is secure the driver of the HGV is also freed from his cab and passed down to waiting paramedics. It is believed he suffered a mild heart attack, which lead to him swerving across the road.
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Over the other side of the road things are more serious and fire fighters have removed the roof as quickly as possible.
According to witnesses the driver of the blue car was travelling at high speed. After swerving across the road to avoid the collision the car hit the embankment and rolled over landing back on its wheels.
In the second picture 2 fire fighters prepare to use the pedal cutter operated by a hand pump to free the female occupants feet. All though her condition is serious her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
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After a lot of hard work the driver of the red car is freed and lifted out by stretcher. He is transferred immediately to a waiting ambulance and taken to the local hospital.
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The female occupant of the blue car has now been freed a full 30 minutes into the incident. She is transferred to a waiting helicopter suffering from serious but none life threatening leg injuries.
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Finally here is another picture of the scene taken from the Police helicopter.
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A busy day, Tim. Thanks for sbharing it with us, and do I see some new equipment in use there? :)
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Hello Gordon :wave:
Thank you very much indeed for the kind reply. Your feedback is allways very much appreciated.
Yes there is certainly a lot of new equipment involved at this incident. In the next few days TJW Fire Service Equipment Ltd will be sending some samples over to Copt Hewick for operational testing as a good will gesture ;).
Kindest Regards Tim :)9
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Hello Gordon :wave:
Thank you very much indeed for the kind reply. Your feedback is allways very much appreciated.
Yes there is certainly a lot of new equipment involved at this incident. In the next few days TJW Fire Service Equipment Ltd will be sending some samples over to Copt Hewick for operational testing as a good will gesture ;).
Kindest Regards Tim :)9
I look forward to that, Tim.
I got on with my RW a bit yesterday, the equivalent of a light emergency tender, using the 3614, and the new LF8 on the 3614. I'll email you some mockup pics of the latter.
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Great set up and photography, Tim! :wow:
I found the story and pics fascinatingly realistic and was very relieved to hear that no klicky lives were lost... quite miraculous considering the seriousness of the accident.
It's clear that you've done extensive research in order to show the rescue procedures in such detail. 8-)
Thank you for posting this entertaining and informative photo-story. :)
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Hello Sylvia :wave:
Thank you very much indeed for the kind feedback. I am glad that you enjoyed the pictures. I had underestimated the work involved in creating my new story but by the time the vehicles where in place i had to finish.
Most of the research i do involves looking through lots of pictures on on fire service related websites or from browsing through news papers. I also look at equipment lists and try to work out what the vehicles are carrying. Once i have found out as much as i can i try to put it together in klickie form :).
You will be pleased to know that all the people involved are recovering well in hospital. Infact the driver of the red car was released and sent home after being treated for cuts and bruises.
Kindest Regards Tim
Hello Gordon :)
Thank you for the kind reply. I can't wait to see the pictures of your project, i was really impressed with the LF8.
Kindest Regards Tim :)9
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Tim,
You did a great job
I am glad that no lives were lost.
Thanks for sharing
Meg
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Oh very cool ... aehm, although I shouldn't say, that an accident is cool, but your setup is really well done. I like the skid marks, although I first was a little bit confused how the accident happend, when realizing that must change my mind with driving directions.
Nice to see that you already have some items from the new rescue set in use (or not? is it stuff from the old ambulance set?). And also good to see that you now have found a really good solution for the air-pressure tools (the transparent tube); if I remember right in the past there was a different solution (or not? -- have been off for a while so can't remember completely).
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I like the skid marks, although I first was a little bit confused how the accident happend, when realizing that must change my mind with driving directions.
Hello Little Jo
Thank you for the kind feedback and for taking the time to reply. What you said above has made me smile :lol: because i have confused people in the same way before. I tend to forget that there are others out there that drive on the other side of the road ;D.
The tools that are being used have been taken from lots of different sets and some of them are custom's. There are a few pieces from the current rescue sets and from the old ambulance as one was actually attending the incident. The air hoses that are being used are a new design and i would have preferred to use black but i only had clear ones left.
Kindest Regards Tim
Hello Meg
Thank you very much indeed for the kind reply. I am glad that you enjoyed the story. You will be pleased to know that everyone who was involved are recovering well.
Kindest Regards Tim
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Very nicely done Tim, I could tell that the blue car had rolled by the skid mark ending with what looks like a large dent in the embankment and the flattened barrier. You have put some really neat little touches to the scenes that make them look realistic. :)
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Hello Garry
Thank you very much for the kind feedback and for taking the time to reply. I set the scene out starting with the HGV and pushed it down the path a short distance and tried to work out what would happen if it suddenly swerved across the road. The red car was more easy to do but i had the most fun with the blue car. I went through the sequence of events slowly several times guiding the car by hand until i worked out the angle and how it could possibly roll and land on its wheels after hitting the bank. I wanted it to land on its roof but it would have been a nightmare to show the fire crews getting the driver out :lol:
Kindest Regards Tim
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Hello, Tim ...
Looking at your very realistic accident, from here in the US Virgin Islands (where we all drive on the same side of the road as you crazy Brits), it didn't even occur to me that it was the "other side" of the road ... ;)
As a former police officer, I couldn't help but assess the results of the accident caused by the driver (suffering from cardiac arrest) of your wayward truck (goods lorry).
The driver of the red car obviously couldn't avoid the accident and reacted in probably the only way that he could. (He may have even seen the blue car in his rear view mirror, approaching at a high rate of speed, which would have prevented him from avoiding the collision by driving his vehicle to the right.)
The driver of the blue car will be arrested for failing to have her vehicle under control and possibly contributing to the red car colliding with the HGV by blocking his only path of escape. She should have her driver's license/licence suspended pending a review of her record. She should also be tested for alcohol and drugs. (Of course, the temptation to just dismiss her contribution by saying, "woman driver," is unacceptable! Especially since she's not blonde!) ... ;)
Thank you for creating a splendid reenactment, Tim !!! I wish that I had been able to have you recreate some traffic accidents (in Playmobil miniature) when I was a police officer. It would have made it so much easier to explain to the judge and jury.
Thanks again and all the best,
Richard
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Well no wonder there was an accident, they are all driving on the wrong side of the road! ;)
Fantastic photo story Tim, I especially like the first photo, showing the skid marks so you can instantly make out what happened in the accident. Very cool. And your equipment gets better and better every time - wonderful realism. Thanks for sharing them with us!
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Hey Tim,
That's some really good detail. I really like the entrapment scene with the blue car. May I ask, do your firefighters provide The medical service or is it a separate function? It is all very accurate, especially the stabilization of the trailer :yup:. I'm glad your fire department has all the right tools too. Maybe I could send some guys over for training on them?? Thanks for the pictures, Tim.
Ben
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Fantastic photos, Tim!! ;D I always love those short realistic photostories :)
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Hello Richard, CH, Ben, Kristian
First of all thank you very much indeed for the kind feedback and for taking the time to reply. Some of you have asked some questions which i will try to answer here.
Hello Richard.
Your assessment of the accident is spot on and as you suggest the Police will certainly be looking into the actions of the driver of the blue car. I was fascinated to hear that you where a former Police officer and that you have experience of investigating car accidents. I have allways been fascinated with the 'mechanic's' behind accidents and the chain of events that lead up to them. I suppose it sounds strange to some people but i am sure you will understand. I guess its just a need to understand what went wrong and how. It would have been very interesting running through the real events with Playmobil car's. I am allmost certain that doing this would instantly open a jury's eyes as to what went wrong. Just seeing it played out in front of them would shed a whole new light on things.
Hello Ben
In the UK our fire service and ambulance service are both separate from each other. Unlike the USA our health service is provided 'free' by the Government through the National Health Service. The NHS as it is called provides ambulances which are on hand locally for any emergency. To cut response times it is common practice for ambulances to station themselves around the local area as opposed to sitting waiting at the ambulance station.
Thank you for the feedback on how the HGV trailer was stabilized. It was quite an interesting experiment because i found that the jacks, positioned how they where actually did stop the trailer moving. There where 4 jacks in total allthough only 3 of them can be seen in the picture. Your firefighters are more than welcome to come over to the UK for a training exercise on the new equipment. If you can get hold of the parts it would be a pleasure to make you some bits and pieces.
Kindest Regards Tim :wave: