A couple aged in their 60s say they are lucky to be alive after their car and caravan flipped on the Hume Highway yesterday.
The 60-year-old female driver was trapped in the car for more than an hour and suffered abdominal injuries after rollover at Sutton Forest in the NSW Southern Highjlands. She was taken to Liverpool Hospital by ambulance.
Her 63-year-old husband, a passenger in the car, escaped without injury.
He told the Southern Highland News he and his wife were “lucky to be alive”.
“I don’t know how we survived,” he said.
It’s understood the couple was headed to Yass.
Bowral Police Inspector John Klepczerak said increasing road safety was a priority along the Hume Highway.
“An ongoing challenge for police is road safety on the Hume Highway,” he said. “Due to a large volume of trucks and cars together with the attitude of some drivers, it’s a priority for police that everyone travels safely.”
Caravan rollovers appear to be all too common these days. The quicker they bring in licencing requirements for people to be allowed to tow caravans, the better chance we have of reducing this type of occurrence.
I think this comment is a bit harsh as this notice does not state that it was driver error.
Coult it be that the equipment ie artiulating hitch is causing the vehicle to roll when the van rolls? Just a thought.
How about ensuring caravans are within tow vehicle weight limits (although its unknown if weight was a limit in this instance…it would be interesting to know) and also how about stability control on all new vans over a certain weight limit…just suggestions.
One must ask the question,
What is the percentage of caravan accidents for a 12 month periuod when compared other road users.
I would venture to guess thatnit would be at the bottom rung ofn the traffic accident ladder.
Jed,really there are a million and one reasons why it could have flipped do you honestly think a license would have stopped it.