A40 accident this morning **UPDATED**

[Kris]

Apparently a metal floor plate covering a movement joint on the flyover came loose forming a six inch high wedge...

This subsequently took out a bike and a van. I hear the rider was motionless and police accident investigators are on the scene.

Horrific by the sounds of it.
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[Nick__C]

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[colin748]

yep came past it about 9:45, yellow number markers everywhere and investigator taking photos of the bike, didn't look good

[JoeDougieDoug...]

Oo that doesn't sound good! Hope the biker and the van driver both have a speedy recovery.
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[nottcl]

came past about 8.30....looked bad and the fact that the road was still closed five hours later leads me to believe this might be a fatal

not nice....second bike accident I have ridden past in two days (yesterday was on the same stretch of the A40 near Gypsey Corner)

[Radis]

Nasty - glad I'm working from home today as that is the route I would have taken in otherwise.

Must send an email to some colleagues to make sure it wasn't them.

Any info on the type of bike?

[nottcl]

couldn't see too well and bike was on it's side with bits off/loose.....reckon if I had to guess....an old beemer....but don't quote me

[colin748]

couldnt get a good look , looked like a black and white sports bike , smallish

[Kris]

https://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/local-fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2011/11/10/biker-in-critical-condition-after-shepherd-s-bush-smash-82029-29753825/


"A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after an accident on the A40 in Shepherd's Bush this morning (Thursday).

The rider, in his 60s, was taken to a central London hospital by air ambulance following the smash, which happened on the eastbound carriageway near the junction with the A219 at about 6.15am.

Enquiries are underway to establish the circumstances of the collision. The Westway remains closed eastbound at the junction with the A219, and diversions are in place."

GWS
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[mistergixer]

Yay, it's another 'random motorcyclist gets injured' thread for the resident BCF ghouls/vultures/rubber-neckers.


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[nottcl]

I think the OP is right to post....if it does nothing other than warn riders of an inherent danger that they may not be aware of (ie the massive wooden slabs that have been lying in the middle of the eastbound A40 since Monday because of weekend work that overran) then what is the harm???
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[Serendipity]

I saw on the travel news that the flyover was closed due to a motorcycle accident and subsequent investigation (never a good sign) so I took the M4 route this morning.

I commuted via the A40 in the summer and hardly saw any incidents. I’ve now been taking this route daily since the end of Sept and I’ve seen five accidents involving bikes with at least one of them being a fatality.

The last few days there have been some massive wooden ramps covering some of the expansion grates on the approach to the flyover. I wonder if one of those came loose or if it was actually one of the metal grates themselves.
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[Radis]

Wasn't anyone I know from work which is good.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was one of those ramps, people don't slow down for them and they have quite a kick to them at 50+mph. Can't imagine it would take much for one of them to become loose, they were very rattly yesterday when I rode over them.

[Rogerborg]

Endless swathes of motherfudging legislation about bike safety and licensing, and we're driving on Goddamn wooden roads.

We're a post-industrial economy with a transport network that's regressing towards the medieval.
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[Charlie]

I had my Hornet slip out a couple of times going over those metal grates on the A40. Not fun.

The A40 was closed once because a biker had crashed and be-headed himself. The workman putting out the cones to close the slip roads said he'd been carrying a lock around his neck, crashed, and got it caught on the central reservation, causing it to rip through his neck.
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[Atomic Punk]

I hit the first one hard when they were first put in, It was raining and I didn't see any warning signs. I actually swore to myself afterwards. Saw the second one after the flyover.

The problem with the rams is that the edges don't sit flush to the road, bloody dangerous if you ask me.

GWS Mr Beemer man.
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[Kris]

[DrDonnyBrago]

Anyone have a picture of what these ramp things look like?

[Serendipity]

No pictures, but I would say they are maybe as high as about 4 or 5 inches and maybe two feet wide with a bevelled edge. They stretch across the whole width of the road. They seem to be wood coated with a high grip surface and make an almighty bang as you hit them. I’ve been taking them standing up on the pegs to avoid a rectal prolapse.

Those dimensions could be way out, but I've not taken my eyes off the traffic long enough to make a detailed inspection.
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[nottcl]

[hellkat]

[gorillaonabik...]

[raak]

My neck of the woods, and its a good heads up to watch for.

not the usual smidsy problem and one that other might not know about...(me.. )


will take more care if riding that way., so cheers for the post

+1 good luck Mr beemer man..
may it be a recovery from a bad un and not the alternative...
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[Serendipity]

The A40 seemed to reopen briefly yesterday after the investigations and temporary repairs finished, but was closed again by late afternoon. By the time I passed in the opposite direction there was a massive force of roadworkers beavering away at the area where the ramps were installed. I expect to see them all gone this morning.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15680379

Looks like the road is all open and flowing well again. Hope the guy recovers and gets handsomely compensated by the contractors who left the road in such a shocking state.
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