Woman injured in accident
Video: Mark Zammit Cordina
A 23-year-old woman from Attard was slightly injured this afternoon when she crashed into a central strip while driving along the Mriehel by-Pass.
The accident happened at around 2.15 p.m.
The woman was driving a Ford Focus towards Qormi. Part of the road was closed to traffic for some time after the accident but it has now been reopened.
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Jay Oatmon
Jun 27th 2012, 07:55
Another single vehicle 'accident' obviously the driver was the only person controlling the car so the driver must be at fault. So what is so wrong in speaking the truth and saying the driver was responsible for this accident by either inattention/distraction or some other reason? Understanding the causes of these single vehicle accidents will allow people to know the risks and hopefully avoid accidents in the future. Accidents are not 'Gods will' they are almost all avoidable if drivers are educated in accident avoidance/prevention, and safe driving.
Is road safety and accident prevention taught in schools, if not it should be, also the TV should have ads about not using mobiles in the car and not paying attention to possible hazards.
I expect people will complain I am unfeeling towards the victim - this is not true, we need to avoid these accidents.
Mario Camilleri
Jun 27th 2012, 07:26
I love Malta for the simple reason that we have limited resources of authorities so serious to take actions in this cool hot summer days!!! Stay in office with an ac unit switched on policy :-) Let them take care of their own!!!
Richard wWoolley
Jun 27th 2012, 00:01
Facts please. Leave speculation to experts like sky news.
Alfred Cassar
Jun 26th 2012, 23:46
accidents do happen everywhere. Can't we just accept this as an accident?
j dough
Jun 26th 2012, 21:20
we must lay the blame on anything except the driver .. in the usual maltese way of 'mhux jien'.
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Lucienne Dimech
Jun 26th 2012, 19:33
How does some thing like this happen? Not a case of dri nk driving I suppose, not even the skidding due to rain was it a mobile phone? Putting on make up I simply do not understand
John Dee
Jun 26th 2012, 20:52
I do not think anyone understands Lucienne. Sadly it seems that no-one is remotely interested in discovering why these things happen here. Each time these accidents occur people seem to get injured, but who seems to care?
Peter Bonello
Jun 27th 2012, 07:55
For your information very hot tarmac is almost as dangerous as wet tarmac. The asphalt used in maltese roads starts to melt at around 40-50degrees celcius so one has to be very very careful, especially in older roads which sometimes you can see how they reflect light (not a good sign!). she was probably speeding but road condition did not help!
Mr Tony Gatt
Jun 26th 2012, 17:47
Another 'lost control' car. I shudder to think how these people would fare in rain-lashed roads in Europe.
Riccardo Flask
Jun 26th 2012, 19:02
Pity you're not a traffic expert as it is impressive that from a couple of lines and a picture you came up with such a brilliant conclusion.
R Bartolo
Jun 26th 2012, 19:20
The grip of rain-lashed tarmac in Europe is, by and large, higher than the grip of our tarmac in the dry.
The aggregate used, generally granite based, has a surface texture akin to that of sandpaper. You can drive normally - well, at speeds that would have you off the road in Malta in the dry - and if you are a passenger, more used to the low limits of adhesion available locally, accompanying an enthusiastic driver, you will fear for your life.
Peter Bonello
Jun 27th 2012, 07:57
I have driven in rain-lashed roads in Europe and believe me when I say that there is no comparability in grip to our roads, even in the dry. Also, you should know that when tarmac gets very hot 40degrees Celsius + , it starts to melt, especially if it is old so it much less grippy than you would expect!!
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