December 26th 2023.
The driver of a car crash on the M60 near junction 23 for Ashton-under-Lyne was incredibly lucky to be alive after the incident on Christmas Day. North West Motorway Police released photos of the crash, which happened at 6am, and said that the driver had just finished a 12-hour shift prior to the incident.
Luckily, the driver managed to escape serious injuries but is still in hospital. As a result, one lane of the motorway was shut down while they recovered the car. North West Motorway Police issued a statement, warning drivers to take a break if feeling tired on the roads.
A study published in Nature and Science of Sleep discovered that if you had less than five hours of sleep, you are just as likely to have a vehicle crash as if you were over the legal limit for alcohol.
On the same day, another car crashed into the wall of Acre Wood Nursery School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, at around 7.45pm. Photos of the wreckage showed a gaping hole in the side of the building, with the car still inside and its door open. Lucinda Williamson, 52, passed by the wreckage and said, ‘If the kids had been inside then they would have died. It looks like the whole building could collapse.’
It is a stark reminder of how important it is to take care on the roads, especially when feeling tired. It is a lucky escape for both drivers and a reminder to all of us to take a break if feeling tired.
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