Car accident advice please

luke123456

Hi

I would really appreciate peoples advice on this matter. Thanks.

A vehicle ( Vehicle X) was on a dual carriage way (40mph) behind it was 3 other vehicles. This vehicle was on the outside lane (right hand lane) and then decided to break so sharply to turn left!!! The road it wished to eenter was soo tight, and had a width restriction, and there was a speed camera at this location. After breaking this vehicle realised that there was another car on the left lane blocking the entrance to this side road, and so couldnt turn left. But by this time the 3 vehicles behind this vehicle collided. No damage happened to this vehicle and ran away leaving the other 3 damaged.

The vehicle behind Vehicle X (2nd car) got damaged from behind, because the vehicle behind it (3rd car) hit it. Then the car behind vehicle 3 hit the rear of vehicle 3. Not much damage occured to vehicle 3 from behind. But a large amount of damage occured to the front of vehicle 4.

This all happened because the first vehicle braked sooo sharply, imagine a road that is 40 on a Right hand lane and he wanted to turn left EXACTLY where this little side road was.

I want to know is vehicle 4 at fault? Which vehicles are at fault?

Enough breaking distance was left between vehicle 3 and vehicle 4 behind it but since the level of breaking was soo severe this occured. As I said vehicle 1 ran away, but was chased by another vehicle who witnessed them driving in a reckless manner further along and nearly caused at least 2 more accidents. Also, they got a number plate for the car, and the colour thats all. It was suggested they dont have a licence, but no one knows obviously. Also, checked VRM seems no insurance possible aswell.

Please your help is much appreciated as this has caused a great deal of stress. Thanks and any advice appreciated and what procedure to follow....Thanks so much people.

tattoed_bum

dont know if it much help but vehicle 3 and vehicle 4 seem to be at fault because regardless of what vehicle 1 did these cars were to close to therefor stop in time before coliding with vehicle 2 had vehicle 3 stopped before it hit vehicle 2 ie the 4th vehicle hit no3 and pushed it into no2 then it would be vehicle 4 at fault .
but if 3 hit 2 and then 4 hit 3 then 3 and 4 are at fault as they were to close to vehicle 2

does any of this make sense

tattoed_bum

if you havent done so the drivers of the 3 damaged vehicle should all have exchanged insurance details ,you each contact your own insurer and they will sort it all from there

luke123456

So vehicle 1 gets away with it? Not fair at all. he caused the mess...and it could have been staged someone could have made it for a laugh, esp since they dont have insurance they dont care.

So vehicle 4 is to blame? I know its the truth but it actually hurts a lot;(

tattoed_bum

sorry you are feeling angry about it but if a child had run on the road and caused the same thing to happen you wouldnt blame the child ,

as the law clearly states you must be far enough away from the vehicle in front to stop regardless of circumstances sorry

SolicitorMidlands

whoever went into the rear of the vehicle. it will be up to their insurers to pursue vehicle 1.

dacouch

The accident would not have happened if vehicles 3 and 4 had allowed the correct breaking distance as if they had they would have been able to pull up without crashing as per the highway code.

I'm guesiny by your text you were in vehicle 4

SolicitorMidlands

Your insurers will go against the vehicle behind and it is up to them to recover against the "main fault party"

LadyIndecisive

Unless this is a shunt situation vehicle 4 is liable for rear end vehicle 3 damage, vehicle 3 is liable for rear end vehicle 2 damage.

AndrewSmith

Ok,

Vehicle 3 is responsible for the damage to vehicle 2 rear
Vehicle 4 is responsible for the damage to vehicle 3 rear

UNLESS

If the driver of vehicle 2 felt 2 impacts then the responsibility for the damage to vehicle 2 rear will be split 50/50 between vehicle 3 and 4, and vehicle 4 still responsible for the damage to vehicle 3 rear, but also 50% responsible for the damage to vehicle 3 front.

This is because if vehicle 2 felt 2 impacts then he felt vehicle 3 hit him then subsequently felt vehicle 4 knock vehicle 3 into him, thus 3 and 4 are jointly responsible for the total damage to vehicle 2 rear.

Complicated? yes but this is how it is.