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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 27 Aug 2015 06:28

I saw that report and felt the same, had he carried on and not let them out, a whole family could have been lost.

Those few seconds made all the difference. It's the same as if you stop to go back for something or decide to nip to the loo before going out, for example, that can make the difference between life and death.

So sad....

Lizx

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 26 Aug 2015 15:33

We have a friend whose father died about 50 years ago. He was driving a wedding car when another car ploughed into them. He was killed outright but the bride and groom survived relatively unscathed.... but what a dreadful start to their marriage. I often wonder what became of them and hope their marriage was happier than their wedding day.

Kath. x

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 26 Aug 2015 15:11

as they say - the good die young - he was a gentleman of the first order <3

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 26 Aug 2015 15:07

Oh how sad. And I read that the bride can't get over feelings of guilt because if she hadn't been getting married he wouldn't have been picking her up. I am sure there are lots of sad stories behind the main one. So tragic.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Sharron

Sharron Report 26 Aug 2015 14:54

I have just read in a report about the Shoreham air crash that Maurice Abrahams, the limo driver, had let a family out in front of him.

They managed to get through the traffic lights but they had turned red by the time it was his turn to go through so he was stationary when the plane hit him.

Somehow that has struck me as the saddest part of all about the incident. He only died because he had been courteous.