Hail storm causes 9 vehicle crash on A436 between Air Balloon roundabout and Seven Springs
A SUDDEN hail storm caused a nine vehicle pile-up which has closed a busy road in both directions.
Two cars flipped on to their roofs in the smash on the A436 between Seven Springs and the Air Balloon roundabout.
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Air Balloon roundabout
Gloucestershire Constabulary has shut the road in both directions while ambulance crews deal with the injured.
"The cause of the collision has been attributed to a sudden hail storm," said police spokesman Simon Masters.
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Police were informed of the crash involving seven cars, a van and a lorry at 3.20pm this afternoon.
Details of those injured are not known at this stage.
Police said the road reopened at 6.37pm.
8 Comments
by tishwash
Saturday, February 09 2013, 12:51AM
“that stretch looks pretty okay and straight to me ?”
by Jewbacca
Friday, February 08 2013, 10:46PM
“Yet again TiG can't report properly from their own patch, as they have no reporters. Thanks to DaveofGlos for pointing out that the Wilts and Glos Standard manage to report it properly.
As it is, TiG have reporters like Ben Falconer who are incapable of putting a link in a story.
How awful is our local rag?”
by daveofglos
Friday, February 08 2013, 9:35PM
“There's a picture here:
http://tinyurl.com/badtxln”
by daveofglos
Friday, February 08 2013, 9:34PM
“Well it all depends where along that stretch of road the accident occurred. It's a typical country road. The speed limit is 50mph which is perfectly reasonable.”
by MrGarnet
Friday, February 08 2013, 8:22PM
“Badly designed road asking for and getting accidents.”
by BigAlsab
Friday, February 08 2013, 6:26PM
“Probably driving too fast,too close and not enough talent to be behind the wheel in poor weather conditions.”
by lordigaga
Friday, February 08 2013, 6:23PM
“driving too close”
by daveofglos
Friday, February 08 2013, 5:27PM
“This is causing gridlock in Cheltenham - taken me ages to get back.
The "sudden hail storm" DIDN'T cause the accident - it was bad DRIVING that must be blamed. Cars don't suddenly flip over when it rains, for goodness sake!”