Calls to stop heavy duty lorries driving through Canvey town centre following crash

10:01am Tuesday 12th February 2013 in Local News By Jacqueline McMillan

Crash - Furtherwick Road closed following the crash Crash - Furtherwick Road closed following the crash

CALLS have been made to stop heavy duty lorries travelling through Canvey town centre after one crashed outside a school.

The lorry hit a metal bollard and mounted the kerb while turning from Foksville Road into Furtherwick Road, puncturing three of its wheels just outside the new £28million Castle View School at around 8:45am.

Police were forced to cordon off part of the town’s one-way system for three hours while repairs were carried out to the vehicle, forcing motorists to seek alternative routes.

Concerns have been raised over the safety of pedestrians and pupils as frustrated business owners claim lorry crashes are becoming a fortnightly occurrence in the town and that restrictions should be put in place to bring an end to the long-running saga.

Harry Awidikian, owner of Gold and Diamonds in Furtherwick Road, said: “This is happening once or twice a month, it’s ridiculous. It’s just becoming a normal part of everyone’s day now.

“The road is not wide enough for lorries, or even buses to turn down here, and it’s dangerous to keep allowing them to do it. Either widen the road or stop them coming down here.”

Gil Thomas, head teacher of Castle View, said thankfully all school pupils were inside the building when the crash happened.

Laura Bookless, assistant butcher at F & J Caring and Sons, in Furtherwick Road, said: “These heavy duty lorries shouldn’t be coming through here, they’re far too big and that corner is so tight.

“It’s so dangerous, especially when there is a school on the corner. Things like this happen every couple of weeks and you never know one day it could be much worse.”

 

Comments(18)

buspassuser says...
10:59am Tue 12 Feb 13

Did Gina Marden visit Canvey? I think not, I have just come back from the town center, The lorry appears to have struck the cast iron bollards that protect the fencing. In doing so the three wheel rims on the trailer are damaged leaving three flat tyres. The lorry is NOT on its side and it DID NOT shed its load. This is another case of collecting the facts before submitting a report on the web site.

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Cosmo Spring says...
11:34am Tue 12 Feb 13

never mind the bollards

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Steve H says...
11:39am Tue 12 Feb 13

buspassuser wrote:
Did Gina Marden visit Canvey? I think not, I have just come back from the town center, The lorry appears to have struck the cast iron bollards that protect the fencing. In doing so the three wheel rims on the trailer are damaged leaving three flat tyres. The lorry is NOT on its side and it DID NOT shed its load. This is another case of collecting the facts before submitting a report on the web site.
Don't let fact get in the way of an Echo report....

I'm surprised it didn't spill it's load of toxic waste, causing the Calor Gas plant to explode and wiping out several schools...

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Woodenspoon says...
12:31pm Tue 12 Feb 13

If that is a photo of the actual incident, you can clearly see that it is still upright, albeit, listing to the left where the flat tyres are and that its load is still on the back of it and not all over the floor.
Is, what it is transporting, classed as a "load" or "loads" because according to the report it was carrying many loads.

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trucker1 says...
12:55pm Tue 12 Feb 13

so it is a broken down lorry not an overturned lorry come on echo at least correct your story

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F the Police says...
1:05pm Tue 12 Feb 13

Most of Canvey is at a standstill everyday anyway with all those potheads smoking so much weed, they cant even move!

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metneyx says...
2:22pm Tue 12 Feb 13

This article reminds of year 8 creative writing classes at school! Get your facts straight and write your report as if you are educated in journalism!! And if this picture is to support your statement 'standstill', then you haven't seen a standstill on Canvey before!

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minesabud says...
2:59pm Tue 12 Feb 13

Wasn't 9.30 either it was about 8.30

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upset says...
3:10pm Tue 12 Feb 13

DON'T LET THE TRUTH GET IN THE STORY YET AGAIN.

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perini says...
3:17pm Tue 12 Feb 13

CANVEY has been brought to a standstill after a huge articulated lorry overturned.
What does a small articulated lorry look like?

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Rochford Rob says...
4:33pm Tue 12 Feb 13

The TYRES were punctured not the wheels.

Shoddy.

Gina Wotnot is a ten year old chav on a BMX filing stories by text.

Innit.

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metneyx says...
4:46pm Tue 12 Feb 13

Better attempt at the article than the previous. However as above the tyres were punctured, not the wheels! I think labeling it a crash is a bit strong, it was a misjudgement by the driver on the length of his vehicle. Plus the school is so far back from the road it would only be a danger to people/students if they were on the crossing at the time.

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GentleGiant says...
5:16pm Tue 12 Feb 13

Which route should the lorries take?

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John T Pharro says...
5:19pm Tue 12 Feb 13

The fact is vehicles this size wherever they go on Canvey have problems. They are just plain too big for the road structure and layout. It does happen too often with large vehicles like this so there should be far better checks made before the journey starts. It presumably came down to the Point to pick up, so could negotiate that as the road has more room to swing out. It is just impossible going back with a lorry this length getting through the one way lay out. Perhaps it should have been escorted to go back the wrong way through the one way at night with less traffic and the road could be closed off. You see far more escorted loads on the continent than you do in the UK.

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Boyracer_1991 says...
5:16pm Wed 13 Feb 13

What just because 1 lorry had a minor little shunt. How many lorries drive through there a day. I dont know if im right or not, but that is probably the first time something like that has happened for years.

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upset says...
5:25pm Thu 14 Feb 13

What is a heavy duty lorry?

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John T Pharro says...
6:32pm Thu 14 Feb 13

upset wrote:
What is a heavy duty lorry?
Does it matter in contexts to what really matters that these lorries are too big for easy movement on Canvey? Stop nit picking and try saying for once something constructive.

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streetboy75 says...
10:22am Fri 15 Feb 13

Boyracer_1991 wrote:
What just because 1 lorry had a minor little shunt. How many lorries drive through there a day. I dont know if im right or not, but that is probably the first time something like that has happened for years.
belive me its happening 2-3 times a month, it was very lucky the time this happend all the school kids were already in the school.
i can see the council just waiting for one of the kids to get killed before any action is taken.

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