Worrying Elderly Driver Collision, Salford Hospital

[mcbodge]

At around 15:45 I was driving in the car park of Salford Royal Hospital.

As I made my way, I saw a 58 reg Silver Toyota Aygo approaching ahead of me. The small Toyota veered across the road (-I stopped!) and hit a stationary Audi A4.

Whilst the car was moving I couldn't see what the driver was doing, but they were possibly slumped or looking down as I couldn't see their face. The collision woke/alerted the driver who I could then see to be an elderly woman of around 80.

The red arrow shows where she must have turned right, travelled in a straight line and then veered to her right into the Audi in the photo, before straightening up a bit.


I got out and asked her what had happened, but she just said that "the car just had gone on" It blatantly had not -Toyota or not- she had steered it into the parked cars.

I suggested that she went to inform security (which she subsequently did) and should maybe consider the safety of her driving.
"I've been fine for years" she replied..........

The Police are not interested as no crime has taken place....

Had I been 10m further on, she would have hit me. Had there been any pedestrians she'd have mowed them down.

If you know this woman, please advise her to give up driving.


If not, be careful riding/walking in the Salford area.

[aircooled68]

As sad as it is.... there comes a day when you should just hang your keys up

[catsbum]

Is that........... Mum?

This post was last modified: 22-02-2010, 07:41 PM by catsbum.