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Rock damages parked car
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| ROCKY ROAD: The damaged car in Easton Square |
A TWO-ton piece of stone has fallen off a lorry and landed on a parked vehicle on Portland, police said.
Officers were called to the incident near Park Road in Easton Square shortly after 8am today.
A Dorset Police spokesman said the rock fell off the back of the vehicle as it went around a corner.
The piece of stone fell onto a blue Mitsubishi estate, registered to a Portland man, causing lots of damage.
The spokesman said no-one was hurt and that traffic is still moving freely in the area despite the obstruction.
8:57am Friday 9th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: terra firma, wimborne on 9:48am Fri 9 May 08
you've gotta feel sorry for the lorry driver. 1 gas guzzling monster less would have been a real bonus!
you've gotta feel sorry for the lorry driver. 1 gas guzzling monster less would have been a real bonus!
Posted by: Fabian, Weymouth on 10:22am Fri 9 May 08
Lucky no one hurt...
[quote] causing lots of damage.[/quote]
That's a bit of a naff description of the damage isn't it? Couldn't the reporter have elaborated more?
What next, [italic]Cyclone Nargis hits Burma[/italic] (Echo reporter says) well it was pretty windy!
Lucky no one hurt...
causing lots of damage.
That's a bit of a naff description of the damage isn't it? Couldn't the reporter have elaborated more?
What next,
Cyclone Nargis hits Burma (Echo reporter says) well it was pretty windy!
Posted by: Dorsetdumpling, Weymouth on 1:14pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]terra firma[/bold] wrote:
you've gotta feel sorry for the lorry driver. 1 gas guzzling monster less would have been a real bonus![/quote] ...as opposed to the lorry, bulldozers, diggers, drills, and saws used to dig out and transport the rock (probably destined to be someone's garden sculpture)which all run on fairy breath no doubt....
terra firma wrote:
you've gotta feel sorry for the lorry driver. 1 gas guzzling monster less would have been a real bonus!
...as opposed to the lorry, bulldozers, diggers, drills, and saws used to dig out and transport the rock (probably destined to be someone's garden sculpture)which all run on fairy breath no doubt....
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 6:59pm Fri 9 May 08
GOOD SHOT!!!
Glad Portland has kept it's reputation as The Isle of Slingers!
GOOD SHOT!!!
Glad Portland has kept it's reputation as The Isle of Slingers!
Posted by: GMax, Weymouth on 7:51pm Fri 9 May 08
Atleast they have rock solid evidence of the accident.
Atleast they have rock solid evidence of the accident.
Posted by: pachyderm, up a ladder,down a well on 8:43pm Fri 9 May 08
With 140,000 cubic metres of stone soon to be quarried from Southwell, islanders may soon need to travel by armoured car or Chieftain Tank.
Mitsubishi estates are just not up to the job !!!
With 140,000 cubic metres of stone soon to be quarried from Southwell, islanders may soon need to travel by armoured car or Chieftain Tank.
Mitsubishi estates are just not up to the job !!!
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