> > Bob W wrote: > > My younger brother spent Thursday night in hospital after > someone drove into > > his car at 45 mph (~72kph). The car rolled and my brother > was trapped > > inside, and had to be cut free by the fire brigade. They > strapped him to a > > stretcher ("like Hannibal Lecter"), took him in for an > examination, then let > > him out a few hours later, more or less intact. > > > > Here are some pictures he took of the car, which is a > write-off - it doesn't > > look at all as though it's been hit at that speed, or > rolled. The car has > > more airbags than Dolly Parton, yet none of them deployed. > When he asked > > about it he was told that the car wasn't hit hard enough. Yet it's a > > write-off. Amazing how strong these things are these days - > it probably > > saved his life. > > http://www.web-options.com/Audi/ > > > > Here's a very uninformative press report about it: > > > http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Man-hospitalised-af > ter-Leeds-smas > > h.5115560.jp > > > > Bob > > you have a brother? >
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