Published: 9 Apr 12 09:53 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120409-41831.html
Four people were killed in a car crash on Sunday evening in Rhineland-Palatinate after their vehicle smashed into trees. Among the dead are a woman and her 10-year-old son.
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So they cut the car up and then spread it over a large area for added effect??????
The damage looks like the car was pretty well shredded by the trees. I suspect that wasn't the result of victim extraction.
On the other hand, the article doesn't say one of the women was driving. That may be information available elsewhere, but let's not jump to the conclusion this was a woman driving while talking. The picture is apparently the rear end of the car, and the driver might be the guy...better protected than the passengers. Hard to know, but at least it doesn't say anything one way or the other in this story.
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The damage looks like the car was pretty well shredded by the trees. I suspect that wasn't the result of victim extraction.
You don't say!!!
It helps if you read all the thread and not just the last thing written before you make a comment.........................................
All one can do now is prey for the families, And learn from the mistakes this driver made.