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Good Samaritans beware
Hedgehog99
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I've just read a news story about a car on fire on the M11:
"An off duty police officer and paramedic who stopped to help at the scene of a major car fire on the M11 were sprayed in the face with an unknown substance, police have said.
The off duty members of the emergency services had joined other 'good Samaritans' in trying to help when a stolen car was involved in a serious collision with a lorry on the M11 near Chigwell and Loughton - past Stansted Airport - on Friday (July 28) at around 7pm.
Police had been alerted only 10 minutes earlier that the blue VW Golf had been stolen from outside a shop on Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill.
The victim, a man in his 20s, reported that one of the men held a knife in his hand.
No verbal or physical threats were issued, but upon seeing the knife, he ran from the scene. The two suspects then drove away in the victim’s car.
Less than 10 minutes later, the stolen car collided with the lorry on the M11, southbound, between junctions 5 and 4.
The car caught fire and after seeing the incident, passing drivers stopped to help.
Following the collision, the drivers of the stolen car left the vehicle and sprayed an unknown substance in the faces of two people who were among those who had stopped to assist.
One was an off duty paramedic, the other, an off duty police officer.
The suspects then stole another car - a white Vauxhall Astra - at the scene of the collision to make their getaway.
This car was later recovered in Dagenham, East London.
Police said medical treatment was received by the two people who were sprayed with the unknown substance, and it is not believed they will suffer from any long term effects.
Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and response car from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
Both men sprayed with the substance were taken to hospital for further care.
Their conditions are not believed to be serious or life-threatening. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.
Kevin Brown, Director of Service Delivery at The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), said: “This unprovoked attack on two Good Samaritans who were trying to help at the scene of a road traffic collision is deplorable.
“Sadly they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and we wish them a speedy recovery.” "
...So if you do stop to help someone, just take those few seconds to secure your vehicle and look out for your own safety.
It's a sad world where lowlifes like these can make people hesitate about helping those in need.
"An off duty police officer and paramedic who stopped to help at the scene of a major car fire on the M11 were sprayed in the face with an unknown substance, police have said.
The off duty members of the emergency services had joined other 'good Samaritans' in trying to help when a stolen car was involved in a serious collision with a lorry on the M11 near Chigwell and Loughton - past Stansted Airport - on Friday (July 28) at around 7pm.
Police had been alerted only 10 minutes earlier that the blue VW Golf had been stolen from outside a shop on Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill.
The victim, a man in his 20s, reported that one of the men held a knife in his hand.
No verbal or physical threats were issued, but upon seeing the knife, he ran from the scene. The two suspects then drove away in the victim’s car.
Less than 10 minutes later, the stolen car collided with the lorry on the M11, southbound, between junctions 5 and 4.
The car caught fire and after seeing the incident, passing drivers stopped to help.
Following the collision, the drivers of the stolen car left the vehicle and sprayed an unknown substance in the faces of two people who were among those who had stopped to assist.
One was an off duty paramedic, the other, an off duty police officer.
The suspects then stole another car - a white Vauxhall Astra - at the scene of the collision to make their getaway.
This car was later recovered in Dagenham, East London.
Police said medical treatment was received by the two people who were sprayed with the unknown substance, and it is not believed they will suffer from any long term effects.
Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and response car from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
Both men sprayed with the substance were taken to hospital for further care.
Their conditions are not believed to be serious or life-threatening. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.
Kevin Brown, Director of Service Delivery at The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), said: “This unprovoked attack on two Good Samaritans who were trying to help at the scene of a road traffic collision is deplorable.
“Sadly they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and we wish them a speedy recovery.” "
...So if you do stop to help someone, just take those few seconds to secure your vehicle and look out for your own safety.
It's a sad world where lowlifes like these can make people hesitate about helping those in need.
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Hedgehog99 wrote: »I've just read a news story about a car on fire on the M11:
"An off duty police officer and paramedic who stopped to help at the scene of a major car fire on the M11 were sprayed in the face with an unknown substance, police have said.
The off duty members of the emergency services had joined other 'good Samaritans' in trying to help when a stolen car was involved in a serious collision with a lorry on the M11 near Chigwell and Loughton - past Stansted Airport - on Friday (July 28) at around 7pm.
Police had been alerted only 10 minutes earlier that the blue VW Golf had been stolen from outside a shop on Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill.
The victim, a man in his 20s, reported that one of the men held a knife in his hand.
No verbal or physical threats were issued, but upon seeing the knife, he ran from the scene. The two suspects then drove away in the victim’s car.
Less than 10 minutes later, the stolen car collided with the lorry on the M11, southbound, between junctions 5 and 4.
The car caught fire and after seeing the incident, passing drivers stopped to help.
Following the collision, the drivers of the stolen car left the vehicle and sprayed an unknown substance in the faces of two people who were among those who had stopped to assist.
One was an off duty paramedic, the other, an off duty police officer.
The suspects then stole another car - a white Vauxhall Astra - at the scene of the collision to make their getaway.
This car was later recovered in Dagenham, East London.
Police said medical treatment was received by the two people who were sprayed with the unknown substance, and it is not believed they will suffer from any long term effects.
Two ambulance crews, a rapid response vehicle and response car from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene.
Both men sprayed with the substance were taken to hospital for further care.
Their conditions are not believed to be serious or life-threatening. The driver of the lorry was uninjured.
Kevin Brown, Director of Service Delivery at The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), said: “This unprovoked attack on two Good Samaritans who were trying to help at the scene of a road traffic collision is deplorable.
“Sadly they were in the wrong place at the wrong time and we wish them a speedy recovery.” "
...So if you do stop to help someone, just take those few seconds to secure your vehicle and look out for your own safety.
It's a sad world where lowlifes like these can make people hesitate about helping those in need.
I wouldn't stop to help in any case, I may ring the emergency services and give the location, but that's about it.0 -
Very strange, BBC had this story 2 days ago, but seem to have removed the article.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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On the other hand I heard about a good samaritan who found a guy who had been robbed and beaten The good samaritan came to the injured guy and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, then took him to an inn to recover - it all worked out OK and someone even wrote a story about it.0
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ilikewatch wrote: »On the other hand I heard about a good samaritan who found a guy who had been robbed and beaten The good samaritan came to the injured guy and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, then took him to an inn to recover - it all worked out OK and someone even wrote a story about it.
LOL, I don't think all would agree they are still in wars over it all :eek:0 -
I wouldn't stop to help in any case, I may ring the emergency services and give the location, but that's about it.
You mean like the folk that reported this to the emergency services without stopping?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-334973180 -
Shaka_Zulu wrote: »You mean like the folk that reported this to the emergency services without stopping?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33497318
Possibly yeah, you hear of too many GS getting robbed when they unfortunately find the incident is little more than a trap.0 -
Shaka_Zulu wrote: »You mean like the folk that reported this to the emergency services without stopping?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33497318
Which was the correct thing to do. (Apart from the Police not following it up)
Or would you suggest (without the benefit of hindsight) stopping on the hard shoulder of a motorway, and clambering down a steep slippery embankment to see if there were people in an abandoned car?
Possibly different if they saw it go off the road though...I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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I would stop if I had actually witnessed the crash but in those circumstances I think I would have done the same thing. No way I'm stopping on a motorway unless I know for absolute certain that there's someone in the crashed car.Shaka_Zulu wrote: »You mean like the folk that reported this to the emergency services without stopping?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-33497318A witty saying proves nothing0 -
Possibly yeah, you hear of too many GS getting robbed when they unfortunately find the incident is little more than a trap.
I must admit when I read the OP I was horrified. It would appear that there is an awful lot of this sort of stuff going on down south nowadays.0 -
Which was the correct thing to do. (Apart from the Police not following it up)
Or would you suggest (without the benefit of hindsight) stopping on the hard shoulder of a motorway, and clambering down a steep slippery embankment to see if there were people in an abandoned car?
Possibly different if they saw it go off the road though...
It was on an off ramp but that aside the police up here normally go tape tastic after they have been to a road accident up here where the car is left. By doing that everyone knows that the police have been in attendance...........but again possibly hindsight.0
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