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Author:  captain cab [ Sat May 05, 2012 9:18 am ]
Post subject:  Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
Taxi driver tells of lucky escape as falling branch crashes into car


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A TAXI driver had a lucky escape when strong winds caused a tree branch to crash into his car.


Bob Tullet, a driver for Station Taxis, was sat in the taxi rank outside Haywards Heath Railway Station when he felt a massive bang rock the car.

“I thought at first that someone had gone into the back of me but when I got out I saw this massive tree branch,” said Bob. “It damaged the boot and the back of the car. It doesn’t bear thinking about if it had hit the windscreen.”

The incident happened last Wednesday during the horrendous weather which saw the MET office issue severe weather warnings for the county.

Bob said: “It is lucky no one was walking on the pavement at the time as they would have been killed. Those trees are just so dangerous.”

He added that he had spoken to the station manager about the incident and about the trees to ensure something was done about them.

A spokesperson for Southern Railway said: “We have had contractors go out and have a look at the trees. They tidied the bit that fell off and ensured nothing else was going to fall off.

“They are also going to assess the trees to see if we need to do anything with them, be that tendering, reducing the heights or removing them. We aren’t sure yet but we are looking at it and it will be dealt with.”

They added that they were aware of the incident and the cost of the repair would be dealt with through their usual claims procedure.

The car has since been repaired and has been deemed safe to drive by Mid Sussex District Council.

http://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/lo ... -1-3798047
Author:  toots [ Sat May 05, 2012 11:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
Quote:
Bob said: “It is lucky no one was walking on the pavement at the time as they would have been killed. Those trees are just so dangerous.”


What pavement :?
Author:  edders23 [ Sat May 05, 2012 4:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
let me guess he wants to to cut all the trees down in case a bit comes off one well that is nature if every person who was worried about a tree got their way britain would be a barren treeless land !

And from the sounds and look of it it wasn't a life threatening situation just a slightly scary one and he was unlucky enough to suffer minor damage to his vehicle
Author:  Sussex [ Sat May 05, 2012 5:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
toots wrote:
Quote:
Bob said: “It is lucky no one was walking on the pavement at the time as they would have been killed. Those trees are just so dangerous.”


What pavement :?

Other side of fence. :roll:
Author:  edders23 [ Sat May 05, 2012 5:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
to be fair thats not obvious from the photo and for those of us not living and working in sussexshire are unlikely to have visited haywards heath although i did once pass through the station there about 35 years ago
Author:  toots [ Sat May 05, 2012 7:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
edders23 wrote:
to be fair thats not obvious from the photo and for those of us not living and working in sussexshire are unlikely to have visited haywards heath although i did once pass through the station there about 35 years ago


So you've walked the pavement mentioned :wink:
Author:  bloodnock [ Sat May 05, 2012 7:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
Maybe the fact that there was a met office Severe Weather warning in place at the time could have a lot to do with it..
Author:  bloodnock [ Sat May 05, 2012 7:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
toots wrote:
edders23 wrote:
to be fair thats not obvious from the photo and for those of us not living and working in sussexshire are unlikely to have visited haywards heath although i did once pass through the station there about 35 years ago


So you've walked the pavement mentioned :wink:


What pavement :?
Author:  edders23 [ Sat May 05, 2012 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
toots wrote:
edders23 wrote:
to be fair thats not obvious from the photo and for those of us not living and working in sussexshire are unlikely to have visited haywards heath although i did once pass through the station there about 35 years ago


So you've walked the pavement mentioned :wink:


Doubt it the train was doing about 70 MPH !!!
Author:  toots [ Sun May 06, 2012 1:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
bloodnock wrote:
toots wrote:
edders23 wrote:
to be fair thats not obvious from the photo and for those of us not living and working in sussexshire are unlikely to have visited haywards heath although i did once pass through the station there about 35 years ago


So you've walked the pavement mentioned :wink:


What pavement :?


I already asked that question :D
Author:  Doom [ Mon May 07, 2012 1:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
It's a bleedin twig ffs, talk about no news is some news.



Bob Tullet, a driver for Station Taxis, was asleep on the taxi rank outside Haywards Heath Railway Station when he felt a massive bang wake him up..


Deary deary me, if Bob is who I think he is they must love him in that station.....oh f'k here he comes again, wots it this time no paper in the Gary or the lines are fading. :roll:
Author:  toots [ Mon May 07, 2012 3:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
Doom wrote:
It's a bleedin twig ffs, talk about no news is some news.



Bob Tullet, a driver for Station Taxis, was asleep on the taxi rank outside Haywards Heath Railway Station when he felt a massive bang wake him up..


Deary deary me, if Bob is who I think he is they must love him in that station.....oh f'k here he comes again, wots it this time no paper in the Gary or the lines are fading. :roll:


:?
Author:  Sussex [ Mon May 07, 2012 4:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Lucky Escape for Haywards Heath Taxi driver
toots wrote:
Doom wrote:
It's a bleedin twig ffs, talk about no news is some news.



Bob Tullet, a driver for Station Taxis, was asleep on the taxi rank outside Haywards Heath Railway Station when he felt a massive bang wake him up..


Deary deary me, if Bob is who I think he is they must love him in that station.....oh f'k here he comes again, wots it this time no paper in the Gary or the lines are fading. :roll:


:?

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