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Cliffy
9th February 2013, 06:09 PM
Just caught a clip on TV showing a rolled series III near Toodyay.
I hope it's no-one from the forum.
Condolences to the family of the driver.
manic
9th February 2013, 06:50 PM
Indeed, a terrible accident - and poor news reporting!
Man killed in Toodyay rollover - The West Australian (http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16100324/one-dead-in-toodyay-crash/)
Cobber
9th February 2013, 07:37 PM
There was a picture in the NT News today (Page 2) of a Freelander (1) parked nose first in a palm tree. The driver says he came around a bend and his brakes didn't work ...

A terrible crash with the S3 for sure :(
pop058
9th February 2013, 07:37 PM
Note that they call the vehicle a TLC in the news article.
Homestar
9th February 2013, 07:39 PM
Indeed, a terrible accident - and poor news reporting!
Man killed in Toodyay rollover - The West Australian (http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/16100324/one-dead-in-toodyay-crash/)

Yes, tragic and NOT a Toyota Landcriuser...
Lotz-A-Landies
9th February 2013, 07:47 PM
More concerning is that it is a SIII 88 hard top in bahama gold, doesn't one of our W.A. members have that model as their avatar? :(
Cliffy
9th February 2013, 08:31 PM
I know the car, but I can't put a name to it.
I think is was a 88" truck cab.
LandyAndy
9th February 2013, 09:32 PM
Possibly a hardtop by the looks of the news coverage.
Condolences to family of the deceased.
Its seems they rolled at 2am,wernt found for 5 hours then another 2 hours to get the survivor out of the wreck.
Andrew
jase.power
11th February 2013, 09:53 PM
It was a hard top and they had been drinking. One is dead and one is now a quadraplegic which is my aunty. Who buys a old rover and doesnt put seat belts in it.
jase.power
11th February 2013, 09:54 PM
Oh and she layed there for 5 hours with her dead boyfriend on top of her as she couldnt move
mick88
11th February 2013, 09:56 PM
Tragic!
My Condolences!

Mick
LandyAndy
11th February 2013, 10:13 PM
Sad news Jase.Our thoughts are with your family.
Andrew
TD50WA
11th February 2013, 10:16 PM
Our sincere condolences to you and your family mate.

Regards
Kev n Deb
RichardK
11th February 2013, 11:24 PM
Our sincere condolences Jase, our thoughts are also with you and your family
manic
11th February 2013, 11:50 PM
So harsh! Sincere condolences Jase,my best friend drowned last month whilst he was on holiday in Thailand. Because it was abroad I scoured for all the news I could find and found an ex-pat forum where people were talking about it, and I joined like you have here. There are some real dick head forums out there! I'm glad members here have been sympathetic with their comments.
101RRS
12th February 2013, 10:35 AM
It was a hard top and they had been drinking. One is dead and one is now a quadraplegic which is my aunty. Who buys a old rover and doesnt put seat belts in it.

That is really bad news - very tragic.

On the issue of seatbelts - I would have thought that all series 3s would have been fitted with some sort of seatbelts from new as they were released about the same time as the laws came in. My very early series 3 had them.

Nevertheless very sad.

Garry
Lotz-A-Landies
12th February 2013, 10:47 AM
It was a hard top and they had been drinking. One is dead and one is now a quadraplegic which is my aunty. Who buys a old rover and doesnt put seat belts in it.Tragic news Jase, our sincere condolences are with you and the other families affected by this incident.

Unfortunately, going by the images and the collapse of the roof, seatbelts may not have helped that much. In this case the only thing that would have helped is roll over protection. It is a lesson for all of us with Defenders and series vehicles.

Diana
Judo
12th February 2013, 11:36 AM
Sorry to hear jase. :(
Chucaro
12th February 2013, 01:54 PM
My condolences Jase, my best wishes to your aunty.
weeds
12th February 2013, 02:15 PM
My Condolences!........a tough period for your family and friends.

a stark reminder about drinking and driving........
Homestar
12th February 2013, 04:05 PM
My sincere condolences Jase. So sorry to hear.
Epic_Dragon
12th February 2013, 07:48 PM
so sorry to hear :( tragic :(
gimposarillios
12th February 2013, 07:57 PM
Horrible accident. Sincere condolences to all the family and friends.
Allan
12th February 2013, 09:41 PM
Very sad news, no one should end there life in this way.

Allan
samuelclarke
13th February 2013, 01:30 PM
Very tragic news and my thoughts go out to everyone impacted by this.

As others have said, it does show just how dangerous Series or Defenders are in a roll over. Even though I love my Defender (and plan to fit a roll cage when I'm rebuilding it), it makes me think I'd rather a 4WD that is safer (thinking VW Amarok). Passion for a vehicle isn't worth losing your life over (or the life of someone you love) if the vehicle is unsafe.

Again my condolences to all involved.