A caravan owner and his family were lucky to escape unscathed after their tow car and tourer dramatically overturned on a stretch of motorway near Hoo in Medway.
The family, travelling on the motorway with their caravan in tow, are lucky to be alive after their car and its accompanying tourer overturned.
The incident, which saw a 4×4 vehicle flipped, occurred on the A228 Ratcliff Highway, near Hoo in Medway just before 1pm yesterday (August 8th), according to Kent Online.
Emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene of the crash, with firefighters helping the family from the wreckage while police closed off the section of the Rochester-bound carriageway between Bells Lane and Dux Court road to deal with the debris.
Paramedics were on hand to help the family, though initial reports suggest that no one was seriously hurt in the incident. The crash served as a timely reminder of the dangers facing caravanners travelling on UK roads.
As Institute of Advanced Motorists head of policy Tim Shallcross explains: “You have got to be vigilant – you have got to remember the whole combination [of car and tourer] is longer and wider and you have got to take account of that.”
