A Lanarkshire household have informed of their fortunate escape after their automotive crashed down an embankment at a "loss of life entice" space this week.
Gary and Louise Nicholson have been driving out of Lanark with their two younger kids, aged two, and 6 months, on Monday when the automobile skidded at a bend on Cleghorn Street.
It went off-road sideways hitting timber and narrowly averted toppling over earlier than two timber stopped it in a ditch.
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Gary informed Lanarkshire Dwell everybody was in shock from what occurred and his household have been lucky to depart the scene unhurt.
The glass from the window the place his two-year-old son Harris was sitting shattered outwards, stopping hurt to the toddler, in the meantime six-month-old child Torra was additionally left unscathed.
Police and hearth crews raced to the scene after passers by helped the household out of the automotive and away from the embankment.
Nonetheless in shock from the incident, Gary hopes one thing will be finished about this notably harmful spot in Lanark after listening to many accidents have occurred there in recent times.
He stated: "Since chatting with folks because the crash, we have been informed there's been at the very least 10 crashes there up to now 4 years. It is an actual unhealthy stretch.
"I used to be in all probability driving on the nook at about 26mph after which the again finish simply spun, and went over.
"There was particles from the timber that fell and due to the recent climate and that it rained that morning it made the highway all slimy. It was like black ice.
"It brought about us to skid after which went down and it was a really steep embankment, the automotive nearly went on its facet.
"Everybody was fortunately high-quality. The window smashed at my son's facet of the automotive so we have been fortunate nothing got here by way of there.
"The police ended up taking us to hospital so all of us checked over and we have been all okay."
The primary thought for Gary and Louise was to ensure their children have been okay from the crash.
Gary added: "The very first thing we did was test the children and suppose 'what can we do?' so we have been actually shook up.
"My two-year-old son was in shock. I feel as a result of they noticed us in shock they weren't panicking an excessive amount of.
"My six-month-old daughter did not cry immediately so we have been a bit panicked about her so it was all very scary.
"I simply keep in mind being on the high of the embankment and simply sliding down. Then it was only a case of getting out the automotive.
"We hit a little bit of a tree and ended up taking place sideways and the automotive got here to a cease when it met two timber down the embankment.
"I feel if it had obtained to the underside it might've toppled and rolled onto its facet. The 2 timber stopped it from being worse. And taking place sideways helped as if it was straight on taking place, there would've been airbags out and glass in every single place.
"The best way the trail is there, if anybody was strolling on the time they would not have stood an opportunity."
The household is hoping their near-miss will spark motion from the authorities to deal with security considerations on Cleghorn Street.
"I feel the issue is everybody thinks it is down to hurry, when it is not", Gary continued.
"It is the highway situation, there isn't any kerb or barrier there to cease the automotive. And there isn't any shell grip there both.
"You do get the sensation that it will take for someone to die or have a very unhealthy harm earlier than something is finished.
"I feel the highway wants shell gripped, the kerb wants raised. And the barrier wants put in to guard pedestrians, and the pace restrict needs to be dropped spherical to 30mph due to the bend."
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: "Police have been known as round 2.25pm on Monday, 25 July, to a report of a one automotive crash on Cleghorn Street, Lanark."
And a Scottish Fireplace and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “We have been alerted at 2.24pm on Monday, 25 July to reviews of a highway visitors collision involving a automobile on Cleghorn Street, Lanark.
“Operations Management mobilised two hearth home equipment to the scene the place crews assisted 4 casualties who have been taken to hospital.”
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