woman hurt at landrover show

toms3 · May 18, 2014

Hi all today while watching the challenge tucks at the landrover show (Ripley) the lady commentating was hit by a v8 challenge truck it looked like it ran over her leg, I went as soon as i saw it happen but saw the air ambulance arrive soon after. Anyone know if she is OK?

Kizzeh · May 18, 2014

Can you elaborate slightly how that happened? You don't often accidentally run over someone's leg too often

toms3 · May 18, 2014

It looked like he was going to drive up to her and stop very closely, but didn't stop in time

it was ridiculous how it happened - should never have happened either. Completely unnecessary stunt IMO.

Westwood8055 · May 18, 2014

I was there when it happened, he basically drove over her leg and then reversed back over it, she had her back to the vehicle and the driver appeared to have kept edging forward towards her, not sure if she banged her head on the axle twister metal ramp but she didn't appear to be conscious,

toms3 · May 18, 2014

Westwood8055 said:
I was there when it happened, he basically drove over her leg and then reversed back over it, she had her back to the vehicle and the driver appeared to have kept edging forward towards her, not sure if she banged her head on the axle twister metal ramp but she didn't appear to be conscious,

At first i thaught she was pinned against the twister, good job she wasnt! She was deffo conscious (I must have been at a different angle) shocking to see, her comentary was great too - poor woman!

Beckito · May 18, 2014

Terrible news - she did a sterling job yesterday. Very knowledgable too. Hope that she gets well soon.

MaxyMan · May 18, 2014

Sad news! Hope she recovers from it ok. Any info on the truck/driver? How did he get delt with or will it just get swept under the rug..

flat · May 19, 2014

MaxyMan said:
Sad news! Hope she recovers from it ok. Any info on the truck/driver? How did he get delt with or will it just get swept under the rug..

Won't HSE have to get involved to investigate?

agew · May 19, 2014

Would imagine 'sweeping under the rug' will be way off anyone's agenda for something as public as that. Hope she's ok. A

goonarmy · May 19, 2014

Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

Yoyodyne · May 19, 2014

Sounds like they'll just use it as another stick to beat us all with. Hope she recovers ok.

DIFFLOCK66 · May 19, 2014

Yoyodyne said:
Sounds like they'll just use it as another stick to beat us all with.

Don't see why - it was at an organised event, not one of us out green laning and running over an innocent bobbly..

SteNova · May 19, 2014

Westwood8055 said:
I was there when it happened, he basically drove over her leg and then reversed back over it, she had her back to the vehicle and the driver appeared to have kept edging forward towards her, not sure if she banged her head on the axle twister metal ramp but she didn't appear to be conscious,

nothing like doing it properly

here is a vid before it happened... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-KRIWIn81Y
too many people in the 'arena' for me and non of them have high vis on

DIFFLOCK66 · May 19, 2014

SteNova said:
nothing like doing it properly

Could be a basic reaction - You hit something with a bump - I reckon the first thing you think of is reversing back.. If he'd known he'd actually gone over her and not just knocked her down he might have just stopped dead...

Westwood8055 · May 19, 2014

Yes it wasn't intentional at all, the driver was very distraught, just hope she was ok,

Stuballsed · May 19, 2014

flat said:
Won't HSE have to get involved to investigate?

Yep sure will. They'll be all over it. Hopefully in a pragmatic helpful way rather than a witch hunting killjoy way.

johnnew · May 19, 2014

We are pleased to report that Diana Tigwell is OK and in good spirits. It was an unfortunate accident this weekend that regrettably can occur in motorsport and demonstrations of this kind. She’s looking forward to getting back on the show scene as soon as possible and hopes to see you all at Billing in July.

SteNova · May 19, 2014

DIFFLOCK66 said:
Could be a basic reaction - You hit something with a bump - I reckon the first thing you think of is reversing back.. If he'd known he'd actually gone over her and not just knocked her down he might have just stopped dead...

maybe he would have seen here if she was the only person there and she had hi vis on, I know when I'm working on site its full ppe or no entry and if there is plant working wait for driver to acknowledge and put bucket down etc before approaching

Paul D · May 19, 2014

SteNova said:
nothing like doing it properly

here is a vid before it happened... Diana Tigwell commentating roll over in the technical arena at the Land Rover Spring Adventure - YouTube
too many people in the 'arena' for me and non of them have high vis on

OK, I don't know thw whole scenario and what's gone on, but based on the reports of her accident and that video, my thoughts ....

Tell me that bloke at 1.00 onwards didn't go under the lee side of a vehicle still being winch recovered? Or is there something I don't see?

Hardly a good demo ... especially with so many people also very close by to the recovery scene!

I know we all make mistakes when we're recovering whilst we're out, but this is a DEMO to possibly ordinary, none-Landrover owning people, and they really ought to be much more accountable for how they conduct themselves.

Hate to say it, but there was maybe an accident waiting to happen ....

goonarmy · May 19, 2014

No amount of hi vis's in the world would have stopped it. Segregation would have though. Accident waiting to happen.

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