Van falls from Woolwich Ferry upper deck
3:09pm Friday 11th January 2013 in News By Mark Chandler
The van nosedived from the Woolwich Ferry upper deck (pic by _thuych)
A YELLOW box van fell from the top of the Woolwich Ferry last night and nosedived on to the deck below.
Scores of firefighters and police were called out to the incident which happened at around 8.10pm, shortly after the boat left the south bank of the Thames on its last journey of the evening.
One eye-witness told News Shopper the van had rolled off the top, through the chain barrier, landing upright on the stern.
The ferry returned to the Greenwich side of the river where fire crews worked with ropes to lift the van back up again.
One of the people who was with the van at the time fled once the ferry returned to shore and has now been reported by police for alleged vehicle condition offences.
A Transport for London spokesman confirmed no one was hurt, saying: "We recovered the fallen vehicle overnight.
"It didn't have an impact on the service at all and we operated a normal two boat service on the Woolwich Ferry today."
The Met's Marine Accident Investigation team are investigating.
Comments(12)
Gypo.Joe
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3:48pm Fri 11 Jan 13
cookster
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6:15pm Fri 11 Jan 13
glenn_london
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10:52pm Fri 11 Jan 13
matt 2285
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6:20pm Sun 13 Jan 13
the wall
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11:50am Mon 14 Jan 13
matt 2285 wrote:What utter rubbish! Brakes are there for a reason.
was matter of time before this happened with how close you have to park to the edge
Gypo.Joe
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12:02pm Mon 14 Jan 13
PaulErith
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1:20pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Hk
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5:13pm Wed 16 Jan 13
PaulErith wrote:What a really stupid comment!
The Woolwich ferries should be condemned.
Gypo.Joe
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5:26pm Wed 16 Jan 13
PaulErith wrote:So should Erith. ( and you )
The Woolwich ferries should be condemned.
Tip-Top
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8:34am Thu 17 Jan 13
the wall
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12:11pm Thu 17 Jan 13
PaulErith wrote:Oh are you a marine surveyor?
The Woolwich ferries should be condemned.
I'm surprised you even know where it is. As you didn't know where North Woolwich was.
mouthalmighty says...
3:28pm Fri 11 Jan 13