Fairy Meadow Maccas carpark accident

**Mechan1k** · 14-12-2006, 06:14 PM

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...rom=public_rss

If it was come from Mt Ousley way ... I'd say it probably ran out of brakes by the time he got to the roundabout ... looked like an old truck as well.

Ghiadude · 14-12-2006, 06:45 PM

NUP!!! skid marks after the roundabout say otherwise... road still closed as at 450pm amazing that no one was killed looks like a scaffolding truck from the pphotos ive been emailed. posting pics shortly

Ghiadude · 14-12-2006, 06:48 PM

MITCHAY · 14-12-2006, 06:53 PM

Maybe they took the meaning of Drive Thru a bit too serious.

**Mechan1k** · 14-12-2006, 06:54 PM

Damn ... he really made a mess.
I am presuming he came from down the hill though.
Must have been going a hell of a pace to get that far through the carpark though.

Ghiadude · 14-12-2006, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Damn ... he really made a mess.
I am presuming he came from down the hill though.
Must have been going a hell of a pace to get that far through the carpark though.

yes. and its not the first time its happened in that spot either... before
maccas was built a coal truck went straight through that same intersaction(pre roundabout) driver was killed instantly that time.

Falcon_Phill · 14-12-2006, 08:04 PM

They need a massive barrier in front of that macca's, i see trucks fly down that hill all the time.

Shonky · 15-12-2006, 12:14 AM

I feel sorry for Ambulance Rescue and their lack of funding and old trucks... until I see a Police Rescue truck that is. :(

Bloody Fire Brigade get everything... *grumble grumble*

[Tonko] · 15-12-2006, 12:15 AM

i just saw this on the news, i think they mentioned that he was a P-plater at least 5 times, that really, really pi55ed me off

Abacus · 15-12-2006, 01:34 AM

Did he get fries with that?

trotty · 15-12-2006, 01:49 AM

I travell that road frequently,it's a wonder he didn't use the off ramp at the bottom of mt ously

kyro_02 · 15-12-2006, 02:33 AM

vtec kicked in

lucky none was killed ... i reckon he lost brakes....

Jayden · 15-12-2006, 02:50 AM

either that or he hit the go pedal by mistake.

Im all for taking out maccas, and was that station wagon a holden? throw that in the carnage too, just make sure nobodys inside next time :P . jk

fmc351 · 15-12-2006, 04:45 AM

Maybe it was just before 10:30 am and he wanted the breakfast menu.

photn · 15-12-2006, 09:49 AM

he took out a VZ commonwhore wagon, and mitsubishi magna....80'sishmodel...damn thats freaky. i go down to wollonong every now and then and always take that exit......didnt realise that was a bad intersection......

Well maccas has a new Front door now.......i wonder what the ppl thought when the commo came through the wall......

Also how did he get so much speed up comming into the roundabout.......surely there is traffic at the roundabout.......even comming off mt ously...

GXL078 · 15-12-2006, 10:07 AM

When we are in Woollongong, we often visit the Hungry Jacks on the same site. It's safer, and the burgers are better.

**Mechan1k** · 15-12-2006, 10:14 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hahahahaa .... subtle

weenie · 15-12-2006, 10:25 AM

I was at that intersection about 30 sec before that happened. I had to wait a bit just to get out of gateways carpark. How he didnt take out about 30 cars i will not know. Because there was cars banked up almost to the small roundabout. All i can think is that they must have got a green light before he came barrelling down through the intersection.

RAREV8 · 15-12-2006, 10:28 AM

.....I reckon most of that will buff out....

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**Mechan1k** · 15-12-2006, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by weenie

I was at that intersection about 30 sec before that happened. I had to wait a bit just to get out of gateways carpark. How he didnt take out about 30 cars i will not know. Because there was cars banked up almost to the small roundabout. All i can think is that they must have got a green light before he came barrelling down through the intersection.

I was under the impression the truck had come down the hill from the My Ousley off ramp ... I don't remember traffic lights being up there ... unless they are new.

BAWagonWheels · 15-12-2006, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

I was under the impression the truck had come down the hill from the My Ousley off ramp ... I don't remember traffic lights being up there ... unless they are new.

there are no traffic lights between the mt ousley off ramp and maccas, however there is a roundabout in between and another roundabout at the corner of maccas. its kinda strange that he managed to encounter two roundabouts easily at high speeds as news report stated he had brake problems.

can't remember now but along time along there used to be a safety ramp besides the off ramp filled with sand. for those who ignore the speed limit and find them in the sand pit.

luckily i wasn't involved, i finished work ten minutes later. i usually go there for lunch as its walking distance from my work and its cheap. good thing when i left my boss calls me up on my mobile to check if i was ok. yes, i am.... as i headed straight home for lunch instead. my tummy's growing so i better cut down on maccas.

GXL078 · 15-12-2006, 11:43 AM

I think the safety ramp is still there unless Im thinking about another road into Wollongong.

**Mechan1k** · 15-12-2006, 11:46 AM

The safety ramp is still there on the left next to the massive artistic Wollongong steel sign ... just before the exit ramp that heads down to Maccas. It's back up on Mt Ousley Rd though.

Well it was last time I was down that way.

photn · 15-12-2006, 12:20 PM

yes the ramp is still there just before teh Exit..........im doing a report on it now....you guys will probably find out b4 i do what went wrong......

BAWagonWheels · 15-12-2006, 12:28 PM

i reckon instead on smashing into maccas, he should have smashed into the set of cars parked kerbside outside the Gateway Holden dealership. Then there would have been less people injured and less $$$ damaged to property. i usually go to that maccas so i wished it didn't happen.

The Stylist · 15-12-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayden

was that station wagon a holden?

Yes and it looks like its had the entire front end torn off including the dash?

weenie · 15-12-2006, 02:06 PM

Sorry not traffic lights

: . Just felt like it because every one was sitting there like there was a set of lights. No one usese a roundabout properly these days.

marcosambrose · 15-12-2006, 10:12 PM

I live in w'gong and i heard it was a drug truck, pills everywhere at the crash scene and police are heavily involved in the investigation..

OLDFORDNUT · 16-12-2006, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by marcosambrose

I live in w'gong and i heard it was a drug truck, pills everywhere at the crash scene and police are heavily involved in the investigation..

must be a new way to carry drugs then,as it was carrying scaffolds for a building company

BOSS 540 · 16-12-2006, 12:31 AM

Glad I wasnt there either. The section of road (60 zone) leading to the roundabout isnt that steep and it has a first roundabout before the Macca's one. Im wondering how or when it lost its brakes?. If it was earlier down Mt Ousley there is a big sand trap to catch trucks before they can run into trouble at the bottom. Surely if the brakes were on the way out it would have showed going down the very steep (80km/h) part before the exit where trucks are supposed to be doing only 40km/h?