Bromley rubbish truck crashes into Kingsleigh Walk garage
10:28am Friday 2nd November 2012 in News By Robert Fisk
A rubbish truck crashed into a garage wall in Kingsleigh Walk this morning
THIS was the scene in Kingsleigh Walk, Bromley, this morning (November 2) after a rubbish truck crashed into a garage wall.
No-one is believed to have been hurt in the crash which happened at around 7.45am but there has been considerable damage to the garage and a neighbouring garden wall.
A mother-of-two, who lives in nearby Oakham Drive, was woken up by the noise of the accident.
She said: “My husband and I were in shock and we walked out.
“The wall was on the verge of collapsing.
“We said what was the problem and they said the brake failed and the truck rolled back.
“The cars in the garages are all smashed up.
“We were talking with the neighbours and saying how thankfully nobody was personally injured.
“It would have been very serious if there had been a passerby near the truck because it could have killed somebody.”
Household waste in Bromley is collected by Veolia Environmental Services, on behalf of Bromley Council.
Comments(10)
Biggin Hill Resident
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11:57am Fri 2 Nov 12
ns martin
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12:00pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Make Life
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5:58pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ns martin wrote:"Quite oftern" We are now in November, so 3 crashs/stories in 10/11 months isnt what I would call quite oftern.
It seems quite often that bromleys garbage truck crash into things or just catch fire this has to be at least the 3rd story I have seen in the last year involeing Bromley and also the woman in this story said the lorry must have reversed hard because off the result off damage may just be my eye sight but the photo shows it as the front off the truck in the wall ?
rarecockneyguvnor
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8:34pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Biggin Hill Resident wrote:Yawn yawn yawn.
Perhaps the Editors Brown Eye could start on dustmen now
Biggin Hill the sphincter of Kent.
Bigginhillbilly
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10:15pm Fri 2 Nov 12
j.j.
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10:41pm Fri 2 Nov 12
ns martin
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10:51pm Fri 2 Nov 12
Make Life wrote:U have a look at how many storys there are on here involeing Bromley rubbish trucks and see if U can find any others from other boughs the ns covers
ns martin wrote:"Quite oftern" We are now in November, so 3 crashs/stories in 10/11 months isnt what I would call quite oftern.
It seems quite often that bromleys garbage truck crash into things or just catch fire this has to be at least the 3rd story I have seen in the last year involeing Bromley and also the woman in this story said the lorry must have reversed hard because off the result off damage may just be my eye sight but the photo shows it as the front off the truck in the wall ?
That's what I mean by often
Make Life
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8:28am Sat 3 Nov 12
ns martin wrote:that wouldnt be oftern then. Your comment should read "Ive done some research and noticed that most of the accidents that Ive come across seem to involve Bromley Council refuse trucks"
Make Life wrote:U have a look at how many storys there are on here involeing Bromley rubbish trucks and see if U can find any others from other boughs the ns covers
ns martin wrote:"Quite oftern" We are now in November, so 3 crashs/stories in 10/11 months isnt what I would call quite oftern.
It seems quite often that bromleys garbage truck crash into things or just catch fire this has to be at least the 3rd story I have seen in the last year involeing Bromley and also the woman in this story said the lorry must have reversed hard because off the result off damage may just be my eye sight but the photo shows it as the front off the truck in the wall ?
That's what I mean by often
Slonik
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8:35am Tue 6 Nov 12
fedup76 says...
11:52am Fri 2 Nov 12