CRASHEDD!!!! ARGHH

[illuminateTHE...]

Yeah i had a motor accident along the A23 in norbury london today.
I was side by side with a red royal mail van going down the road at say a speed of 30mph. Then he suddenly turns left into someones driveway swipping me off my bike, i then bounced for around 10-20 yards until my helmet made contact with a smallish brick wall which separates the road from someone elses garden.

I was left baffled on the floor rolling in pain. A group of motorists then came surronding me each fighting to be 'chief first aider'. Then some bloke came along and asked the driver who hit me 'were you indicating?' the driver then said 'yes' the bloke then said 'are you sure' the driver of the van said 'yes again along with few other words'... then the bloke said 'you know im a police officer and i saw you turn left into the motorcyclist without indicating' the driver of the van then zipped it and started smirking.
Then the off duty police officer took over and told everyone to stand bike, and collected all of the witnesses details who were saw the driver turn left into me without even indicating. Anyway even if he indicated i had right of way.




I new something bad was coming round the corner this week... after being hit by a bmw at a set of traffic lights etc. Luckily this incident only left me with a battered arm and neck.

Now what should i do ? After my possessions were passed about from police to doctors etc the piece of paper which had a list of witnesses names and contact details/ cad number have been lost along with my cad number.
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[krarkol]

I don't know much about these situations but chances are even if it's lost, I doubt they'll just forget about you.

If your necks sore now then chances are it will hurt a lot more over the next few days, if it was me I'd claim this has affected my livelihood temporarily.
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[Pie-Roe]

[illuminateTHE...]

so what about witness statements other police officers at the scene took? how can i gain access to them, m8
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[Pie-Roe]

[illuminateTHE...]

[Moxey]

[illuminateTHE...]

[cromwell]

You can call up and get your CAD number, go in to the nearest nick to the accident (be prepared to maybe queue for a while) and ask for it, they will give you the crime number which is what the insurers need. The witness details should be linked to it.

Anyway, glad you are still walking
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[goto10]

Van to blame? Technically yes.
Cause of accident? "I was side by side with a royal mail van" - why on earth would you do that? Either drop back or get past it (even if that means momentarily breaking a speed limit), riding in a van's blind spot will invariably end badly.
GWS and don't ham up the am-dram too much.
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[Cuchulain]

Sorry to hear you crashed but glad you seem okay. Seems like a lot of BCF accident threads popping up at the moment.

Was it two lanes then? Or was he overtaking, or you under-taking?

Need more detail. Paint diagrams usually work best.
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[TomGT]

I'd phone up the met, or whatever your local police force is, and explain the crash and what has been lost, hopefully they'll circulate it around their cunstables.
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[TomGT]

I'd phone up the met, or whatever your local police force is, and explain the crash and what has been lost, hopefully they'll circulate it around their cunstables.
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[illuminateTHE...]

thx guys
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[Vincent]

Get yourself a brief, they'll do everything for you including getting in touch with witnesses. I used this lot and found them very good:-

www.whitedalton.co.uk

Try and find receipts for any clothing damaged.
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[sirswali]

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[Conzar]

I don't think a GSXR600 or a R6 is very suitable now.
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[Recluso]

I too am perplexed by the 'side by side' comment. Given that you say he swung into a driveway, which makes it sound like a residential or semi-residential area, I'm not sure it would have been two lanes which makes me question the legality of YOUR positioning.

Get yourself checked out (always a sensible formality) but we need a Google Street View of where the accident took place and a far more detailed and coherent account to properly understand what happened.
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[illuminateTHE...]

[illuminateTHE...]

Police won't tell me if they have any witness statements. Plus the guys who took my bike are asking for £150 plus £10 per day for storage.

Piss take hay... when you consider my house was just 5mins away.
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[Conzar]

[Bomberman]