Monthly Archives: April 2010

Learner driver flips car on roof

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A learner driver taking her second lesson managed to flip her instructor’s car on to its roof in Oxford.

The woman, in her mid-20s, hit a gatepost on Old Road in Headington, causing the Fiat 500 car owned by driving instruction firm BSM to flip.

Paramedics treated the woman and the instructor for cuts to their hands and elbows at the scene of Sunday’s crash.Oops!

BSM described the crash as a “freak incident” and said it took health and safety very seriously.

Communications manager Paul Shepherd said: “We have spoken to the learner driver who is fine and is already hoping to book her next lesson with us soon.

“The instructor responded calmly, professionally and swiftly, and is back on the road in a new car.” Continue reading →

Councillor demolishes graves in car

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A councillor demolished six graves in a cemetery by driving over them in her car when her foot slipped on the accelerator.

Relatives initially thought the burial plots at Mangotsfield Cemetery in Bristol had been vandalised on Easter Sunday.

But local politician Shirley Potts has now come forward to admit she accidentally mowed them down when her muddy foot slipped onto her brand new car’s accelerator.

Councillor Potts admitted the damage

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