M20 bridge collapse 27.8.16 Is it just me? – Page 2 – Chat Forum

lazlowoodbine · 2016-08-28T12:54:21Z

Is it just me or does anyone else think that there is no way the lorry with the digger on it hit that bridge? I know that looking at photos and videos only gives a very limited number of visual perspectives, however several things stick out to me. The white artic in the left lane was clearly moving at the time the bridge section came down. It's quite impressive the way the section cut through the trailer. I would say it was only fortuitous timing that stopped it making an equally impressive (and deadly) impact on the front of the cab. I think the only reason the fallen section has moved "forward" from directly under the supports it because of this white lorry. The low loader with the digger on is on the hard shoulder and by my reckoning was either stationary or very close to it when the section came down. I say this because there appears to be no damage to the cab or the digger. The bridge section is just sat across the front half of the trailer. If the arm of the digger had struck the bridge hard enough to bring it down surely it would show damage and/or have moved the digger somewhat. Yes loads are, or at least should be, secured well but we're talking a lot of force and weight moving here. Interestingly one news site () show what looks like a still from a Highways Authority traffic camera, the type you can access on the net to check conditions. But no-one is streaming the actual video. I guess blaming a lorry driver is safer than admitting that your bridge may have possibly failed..

acidtest

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If a plane can take down a tower then a lory can take down a bridge, obvious init.

Posted : 30/08/2016 11:37 am

bails

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JET FUEL CAN'T MELT FOOTBRIDGES. WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

*Tries to find photo of Eddie Stobart with Saddam Hussein/Osama Bin Laden/Jimmy Saville*

Posted : 30/08/2016 11:39 am

SaxonRider

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In light of that collapse, it seems that British engineers could stand with some training in Canada.

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Posted : 30/08/2016 11:42 am

fasthaggis

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Still fishy to me.

No fish involved,driver was in the wrong plaice at the wrong time,it will all come out at the herring.Salmons insurer is going to get hit for a few squid on this one though.

Posted : 30/08/2016 11:50 am

thisisnotaspoon

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Still fishy to me. The way the remaining half is still fine, suggests that they were planning this.

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Posted : 30/08/2016 4:53 pm

CountZero

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Still fishy to me. The way the remaining half is still fine, suggests that they were planning this. [b]Also reports of a small Fiat seen just after the 'accident'.[/b]

Thisisnotaspoon, I think the answer to your question is neither.

Posted : 30/08/2016 6:42 pm

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