Quadruple A217 smash causes traffic mayhem (From Your Local Guardian)

Quadruple A217 smash causes traffic mayhem

11:21am Wednesday 10th March 2010 in

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Traffic was brought to a standstill this morning after a motorist was cut out of the wreckage by fire fighters following a four-car smash on the A217.

Two BMWs, one red and one silver, a black Renault people carrier and a van were involved in the incident, which took place in St Dunstan’s Hill, between the junctions with Cheam Road and Gander Green Lane at around 8am today.

The Renault is believed to have crashed into another car and then into a speed camera, knocking it out of the ground.

But some 45 minutes later, another crash happened in the same location, possibly, according to one eyewitness, because the drivers were “rubber-necking” at the first crash.

The silver BMW was left with a badly damaged front bumper and bonnet while the red BMW suffered severe damage on all four sides and the injured passenger had to be cut free.

Some passers-by were distraught after a child’s car seat was found in the middle of the dual carriageway but the London Fire Brigade confirmed there were no children involved in the smash.

St Dunstan’s Hill was closed off between Cheam Road and Gander Green Lane with long jams along both roads.

One woman was taken to St Helier Hospital but her injuries were not thought to be serious.

A spokesman for London Ambulance Service (LAS) confirmed three ambulance crews were dispatched to the A217 at 8am this morning and that three people were taken to St Helier Hospital.

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