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We were involved in a motorway accident on Sunday with our brand new Bessacarr E435 with just under 300 miles on clock and on our second trip.
This is an account as I believe it happend.
We were traverling back home from an over nighter at Black Horse farm CC site at Folkstone along the M20 in Lane 1 at around 50 mph, nothing can go wrong can it? sensible speed dry road and excerlent visibility, wrong next thing is get a very quick glimpse of a wing mirror of someone coming up behind me in my offside mirror then an almighty bang as they ran straight into the rear of the van, this pushed the van round across the carriage ways I am now heading across to to middle and out side lanes with the van leaning considerable on the springs. I manage to get Bessie back straight again only to be hit again by some one else, off we go again over to the middle and outside lanes again dangerously leaning once again managed to pull it back round straight again only to be hit again in the front nearside door by the person that started it all, of I go again sideways towards the middle and outer anes only to be hit on the offside bumper by another car again I manage to pull Bessie round straight and get onto the hard shoulder and stop. Mean while the car that started it all is still traverling at speed in front of me and ended up going down an embankment and coming to rest on it's side. After making sure that my wife was ok myself and others that had stopped raced up the motorway hard shoulder to the car now in a ditch on it's side and the young woman manage to get herself out.
I recon All this all happened in under 10 seconds.
Everyone was ok the woman was carted off to hospital as she had no recollection of what had occurred saying she had blacked out.
Now our pride and joy has gone back to the dealership (Barrons in Kent) who I have to say were very sympathetic and kind after a very traumatic experience.
Bessie is in a sad way all the rear stove in under the bike rack but not the bikes, nearside end to end including gas bottle locker passenger sill and passenger door, front offside bumper, headlight etc. The interior looked worse than it was, the wardrobe had disgorged it's contents and one of the lowdown cupboards had it's door ripped off again throwing most of it's contents over the floor.
We are going down today to see what needs to be done.
With the statements that have been taken the Police have said I will have no problem claiming on the insurance.
Those that saw it happen say the car, a Cosa, was traverling down lane 1 at high speed right into the back of me with no brake lights coming on at all.
I can only say, when traverling at 50 MPH on a motorway it seems like you are just crawling along but trust me when you are in a full broardside skid with a motorhome leaning over alarmanly and cars flashing past on both sides whilst trying to get it back round without tipping the van over the other way, it is very very fast indeed.
Sorry to have put this on the forum but I needed to get it out of my system, all I seem to be doing is running over the avents in my head.
I know I have joked and wound people up in the past at their expense for which I apologies but I am sure they will be as concerned as others.
I now have to look at the positives and move on.
Everyone came out uninjured cars/vans are easily repaired. Once the insurance is sorted ut with either Bessie mended or written off we can get back on the road and hopefully meet up with some of the best motorhomers in the country, You lot.
Hi Diablo
Sorry to hear of your accident, it must have been a terrifying experience
Glad that you are both ok and hope that the insurance companies will speedily settle your claim in full.
well lets all just be glad that no one was injured.That is a terrible incident and I do feel for you.Fortunately vehicles can be repaired or replaced which is probably not much consolation at the moment.
Lets hope the insurance companies get their act together and your back on the road as quickly as possible.
Terrifying!!
You are very brave to share this with us.
All the best for sorting out the Bessie and your nerves - the sooner you get the M/H sorted and back on the road and in a small relaxing site the better.
Good luck, and you know where to come to for help and support, if you ever need it
That is terrible. And I don't believe the black out bit. She was either asleep or doing her hair or makeup or maybe twiddling the radio or on a mobile. Young women do not black out except at good parties.
I think if I were in your shoes I would hope the van is written off because it will never feel the same again although I expect this is not a good time to mention it.
But I think you did very well keeping her under control - you must have thought you were in a pin ball machine.
But main thing is your family was not hurt and that appears to me down to the Grace of God and your driving skill so we all need to be thankful for that.
Hi Diablo,
We are so glad that you are all ok, as you say vehicles can be repaired,
it sounded very scary and you did very well to get yourself on the hard shoulder, I hope you get the insurance sorted quickly and are soon back on the move, Best wishes, Anne & Tony
sorry to hear about that - as Wurz says be thankful nobody was injured. We were travelling home on Friday afternoon along the A27, and there had been an accident on the other carraigeway - a small van (escort or similar) had gone into the back of a stationary artic truck parked in a layby; it was underneath the back of the truck's tailbar - smashed to pieces all the way past the drivers seat. No sign of anybody in the van, but we said if he survived that it would be a miracle. Sure enough down the road we saw the black van coming to collect the body and return a few minutes later......
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I an glad you were able to write up your report here and no way should you apologise for writing it up ... from the description of what happened you could easily have become another statistic in the accident records.
I wish you all the best with the insurance claim... fill in the forms, read everything, record everything, stay cool, consider your options and take your time ... lets hope you can be back on the road soon.
If you are happy to do it I think most of us would like to hear how it all goes....
Mike
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Sorry to hear of your terrifying experience Dane, it must have been awful, I hope that you are recompenesed for your damage and stress, but pleased that you were both OK.
Some insurance policies will replace the vehicle with a new one if the percentage of the claim is over a certain limit and the motorhome is under a year old, could be worth checking this out.
Best of luck with getting yourself sorted, hope that you are back on the road soon.
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