George Square Bin Lorry Crash

[tup]

I drive that road the whole time, its fuck all.

 

Try Berriedale to Wick if you fancy lethal fudstick.

[Ke1t]

Lethal Fudstick... Mel Gibson was in that with Fanny Glover, wasn't he?

 

BOOM!

[a don in oz]

This is a terrible event. A total tragedy. Awful. Terrible for the families and friends.

 

But every fucker writing or bleating about Glesga's unique spirit and character to deal with it makes me want to jam my fist down their fucking throat.

 

You're a smelly dirty shitty city full of confused bigots... where a terrible thing just happened. That's it.

 

I hate that pish.

[tup]

Agreed.

[ericblack4boss]

West of Fochabers and East of Inverness by the sound of it.

Lethal that stretch of road. I'm shitting myself about Sunday's trip to Caley away.[/quotee]

Nae there boofon ,this accident was between New deer and turriff,

[ericblack4boss]

I drive that road the whole time, its fuck all.

Try Berriedale to Wick if you fancy lethal fudstick.

Aye tip I used to travel up there for work often, there was a Quine in the car once .her first time up there she thought the car wad going to cowp, going round the braes,

 

I know two guys who had to bail out of a cattle float around 10 years ago there after the brakes failed, I am reliably informed by them that the seal in thier sphincter failed too.

[tup]

It's a brilliant road to drive, as hard as you can get the car to go, up and down the gears the whole time, unbeatable.

[Redforever86]

Having spoken to a mate who is a cop...post mortems are curerntly taking between 3-5 days to be done in the glasgow area at the moment due to the 'queue.'

As for the blood test. It is sent to a specialist lab for testing. The turn around isn't within a day or 2 either. Good couple of weeks he says. This is the norm for all drink driver cases that require blood to be taken apparently.

The blood test is done at the hospital where the driver was (or another in Glasgow), it's the same lab that does the tests for the police as does the normal hospital testing. They could of had the results in a matter of hours if they wished, would certainly be done with in a day.

 

Admittedly for drink driving it may take longer as it won't be a priority.

[DD1903]

The blood test is done at the hospital where the driver was (or another in Glasgow), it's the same lab that does the tests for the police as does the normal hospital testing. They could of had the results in a matter of hours if they wished, would certainly be done with in a day.

Admittedly for drink driving it may take longer as it won't be a priority.

It isnt.

[The Boofon]

Folk saying on Twitter it was a rubbish lorry.

 

A Les Denis is anything but rubbish.

[ChutneyLove]

This is a terrible event. A total tragedy. Awful. Terrible for the families and friends.

 

But every fucker writing or bleating about Glesga's unique spirit and character to deal with it makes me want to jam my fist down their fucking throat.

 

You're a smelly dirty shitty city full of confused bigots... where a terrible thing just happened. That's it.

 

I hate that pish.

Got to agree with the backpacker killer here. An absolute tragedy, doesn't make the weege any better though.

[elephantstone78]

I would say the reason the phrase "especially at this time of year" get's used is because it's meant to be a "joyous" happy time of year for the whole family to get together. I also think it means that they will always associate Christmas with the tragedy, especially if it's true that a family lost two grandparents and a grandchild. Heart breaking at any time of year, but it will ever be remembered at Christmas every year for the rest of their lives.

 

Summed up nicely.

Horrible tragic event.

Helicopter into a pub last year

Runaway bin lorry this year

It's like final destination in Glasgow

[RUL]

Any chance of an old firm Derby next Christmas

[Jings Crivvens]

no, cause one half of the Old firm are dead

[Redforever86]

It isnt.

It is.

[DD1903]

It is.

I'll take my mates' word for it. One being an ex traffic cop

[Redforever86]

I'll take my mates' word for it. One being an ex traffic cop

I'll take my ma's word for it, with her working at the lab in the hospital. The lorry driver was also admitted to a hospital and never had this blood test taken specifically for suspected drink driving.

 

As I said if you get a blood sample taken by a doctor specifically for drink driving on behalf of the police it probably does take longer as it won't be a priority.

[Ke1t]

You would have to think that not all blood samples are equal.

 

Stopping Willie for drink driving, sure, go to the back of the line.

 

Truck driver slaughters a whole bunch of Christmas shoppers, you might imagine someone in authority saying... "Aye, you might want to prioritise this wan."

 

Any competant authority might think to expedite evidence in the case of multiple homicide, is what I'm saying.

[DD1903]

I'll take my ma's word for it, with her working at the lab in the hospital. The lorry driver was also admitted to a hospital and never had this blood test taken specifically for suspected drink driving.

As I said if you get a blood sample taken by a doctor specifically for drink driving on behalf of the police it probably does take longer as it won't be a priority.

Glasgow hospital?

 

Edit - they go to a lab in edinburgh from glasgow. Makes sense

[Poodler]

Wrong thread

[danger_mouse]

The days of binman 2 and 3 hanging off the back of the lorry are long gone. Thanks to the likes of boofon and his health and safety cronies.

Now they all sit huddled in a cab doing fuck all and complaining about it.

Not really sure of the point im making, but I've made it anyway.

Aye but it's worth sitting doing fuck all for the perks

[Redforever86]

Glasgow hospital?

Edit - they go to a lab in edinburgh from glasgow. Makes sense

Specific police alcohol testing in Glasgow to Edinburgh possibly, possibly even a third party does the tests down there. One with police Scotland being one force it is all centralised? If the bin lorry driver was admitted to hospital as he was, he would of been tested there.

 

http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/healthcare-science/careers-in-healthcare-science/careers-in-life-sciences/biomedical-science/

 

From link "In a blood sciences department supporting A&E, your work would include testing for emergency blood transfusions and grouping as well as taking tests on patient samples who may have overdosed, had a heart attack or a thrombosis."

 

They work with blood samples from A&E they sometimes need results asap.

 

The following link will show you biomedical jobs at big hospitals all over Scotland including some in Glasgow.

 

If that driver was in such a physically ill state to plow down a street he'd either need a pretty good explanation that we'd know about or his blood would have been taken.

 

Now possibly the police have neglected to ask for the blood results, or they want to let things cool down a bit. It's even possible the illness that effected him wasn't shown in a blood test. However I'm pretty sure they know if he was pissed or not and had the information to hand with in a matter of hours.

 

https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/_results.aspx?catID=15&regionID=&orgID=&word=

[Poodler]

Surely they would also have arrested him too, which would result in him being a patient in custody. Two police officers would be with him at all times then when he is discharged he will be taken to the police station. So I'm guessing he's nae under investigation?

[Redforever86]

I'm nae saying he is, all I'm saying is if he had blood samples taken which he could of done for a whole host of illnesses especially the type which make you lose control of a vehicle they'd hae the results by now.

 

Strange they don't have any reason for it or even a credible rumour about. If it was a heart attack I reckon we'd Ken now.

[DD1903]

The police get the police casualty surgeon out to perform the procedure of drawing blood. if the hospital doctor treating the person gives permission for this to happen.

 

The blood taken is sent to a lab in edinburgh. It isn't done at hospitals in Glasgow. Who knows why. Apparently polis scotland is still very much in transition, so old pre single force policy, procedures etc still apply

 

The blood tests at the hospital would show whether he had suffered a heart attack or hypo. (Family experience, ironically non weegie).

[DD1903]

They're maybe wanting to make sure every i is dotted and t crossed

[The Boofon]

You're very defensive of this driver DD1903.

 

It wasn't you was it?

 

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Just on the driver, still suspicious though I am, I just hope he doesn't get caught in the new rules, manslaughter on account of having some sherry trifle two weeks previous!

[DD1903]

You're very defensive of this driver DD1903.

It wasn't you was it?

I wish! What a job bin lorry driver would be! *every 'weegie' kids' dream*

 

 

Edit - I don't mean to sound defensive re the driver. I'm just keeping an open mind just now. The polis won't want to release anything until they know as much as they can for sure. Come out and say 'the driver did nothing wrong' and folk want answers as to what went wrong a they'll need them.

 

Come out and say 'the driver is been done with the following...' They'll need to justify it given the charges he'll face. All arse covering either way.

 

What I will say is that the longer it goes on, the less Id like to be the driver...(not that I would anyway, but you know what I mean).

[Redstar]

http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/bin-lorry-tragedy-victim-speak-for-first-time-as-council-says-it-will-not-name-driver.115239782

 

 

A spokesman said: "We will not be releasing their names. As far as we are concerned they will never be named."