Accidents will happen

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If they are copyright please contact me so I might credit the owner.</B></div> <div> <B>By the name and reg of the vehicle it appears to have happened in Roundstone Co Galway.Ireland</B></div> <div> <B>Fortunately no one was hurt, the van driver was rescued by bystanders, although I think some</B></div> <div> <B>of the bystanders can count themselves awfully lucky to escape injury.</B></div> <div> <B> I have replaced the pictures after being contacted by Nicholas Griffin who owns the copyright to them.<IMG SRC="33eac410.jpg" border=0 width="428" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="340ab400.jpg" border=0 width="427" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="342b5480.jpg" border=0 width="437" height="328" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="344b1450.jpg" border=0 width="433" height="325" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="346bd4e0.jpg" border=0 width="445" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="348d35e0.jpg" border=0 width="467" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Now to fill in the Insurance Forms ?</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="34ac7550.jpg" border=0 width="455" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="34cc1510.jpg" border=0 width="449" height="337" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>How embarassing was this incident ? Taken by my mate Ian Halsall at The Stray in Harrogate at the end of The 40th</B></div> <div> <B>Transpennine run Aug 3rd 2008. The new Highway recovery DAF bogged down and being pulled out by an old AEC</B></div> <div> <B>recovery lorry at least 50 years old. Just goes to show theres life in the old girls yet.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="869d6610.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="353" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="86bd9630.jpg" border=0 width="473" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="86ddb640.jpg" border=0 width="475" height="356" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="86fe1690.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="361" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="871d8620.jpg" border=0 width="472" height="354" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="873e76d0.jpg" border=0 width="487" height="365" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="875d45f0.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="351" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="877128e0.jpg" border=0 width="530" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>