A12 reopened after car smashed into central reservation

2:42pm Friday 28th September 2012 in News

Update: A12 now reopened.

THE A12 has been closed northbound by the U's stadium (junction 28) after a four car crash.

Motorists are being forced to leave via the exit sliproad and re-join the other side of the accident.

Traffic is queuing back to the Spring Lane junction (junction 27).

An Essex Police spokesman said: “A black MG ZR struck the central reservation on the northbound carriageway of the A12, near the Colchester United stadium, shortly before 2pm today.

“The male driver sustained minor injuries.”

Comments(11)

greenbroker says...
3:09pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Crash a day. The A12 is too busy and substandard.

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t1mmyt1me says...
3:24pm Fri 28 Sep 12

too may crap drivers more like

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Im_Like_HELLO says...
4:31pm Fri 28 Sep 12

No - too many people reliant on the A12.

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Hampton23 says...
5:29pm Fri 28 Sep 12

I have driven up and down the A12 every day for the last 15 years,never hit another car or central reservation before,have bounced a couple of pigeons off my windscreen though.Poor driving to much texting and phoning & just for the ladies one word.....makeup.

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mummy250271 says...
9:21pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Hampton23 wrote:
I have driven up and down the A12 every day for the last 15 years,never hit another car or central reservation before,have bounced a couple of pigeons off my windscreen though.Poor driving to much texting and phoning & just for the ladies one word.....makeup.
Of course the drivers fault , He was obviously texting or phoning - pathetic - the poor man couldnt have just had an accident could he !!!!

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justin6378 says...
11:22pm Fri 28 Sep 12

This article is incorrect, I was the main witness to this.
The MG passed me driven by the elderly mans daughter with her 2 kids in the back, the car suffered a rear tyre puncture that caused her to lose control, no other vehicles were involved but some stopped to offer assistance.
Please don't assume that an accident is caused by the driver texting or not paying attention, cars like any other mechanical device fail sometimes.

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The Only Way is Col Utd says...
11:43pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Will there be a day when there isn't an accident in and around Colchester.

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greenbroker says...
11:46pm Fri 28 Sep 12

Hope everybody's OK. I remember the days when there were no barriers. It took long enough to provide them after public complaints.

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joesamsonit@yahoo.co.uk says...
8:45am Sat 29 Sep 12

Hampton23 wrote:
I have driven up and down the A12 every day for the last 15 years,never hit another car or central reservation before,have bounced a couple of pigeons off my windscreen though.Poor driving to much texting and phoning & just for the ladies one word.....makeup.
LOL Ha! Men

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Citizen 139 says...
12:01pm Sat 29 Sep 12

A12 is getting much worse, I've started going up the M11 and across the A120. Distance-wise it's longer but takes the same time and it's quieter.

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DelA says...
6:42pm Sat 29 Sep 12

Many thanks for that Justin, nice to know that everyone is OK and not driver error.

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