REAR

Jul 11, 2023

A Royal Mail van and a Volkswagen Golf have collided on St John's Hill in Ryde this evening (Tuesday), with multiple emergency service personnel in attendance.

Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to the scene on St John's Hill opposite the junction with High Street at around 16:30.

2 ambulances from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service and a single fire appliance from Ryde were also mobilised to the scene on the residential road.

The incident has seen a Vauxhall Vivaro Royal Mail van collide with the rear of a VW Golf Plus. The German motor has suffered significant boot damage as a result.

Island Echo understands that no one has sustained any significant injuries in the incident.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area until recovery of the involved vehicles has been arranged.

The road is currently under Police direction.

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Flipping heck !! It's a rear end shunt !! Why were two Ambulances called out ? Police called out ? And a Fire engine sent out ?? Absolutely Crazy !! .. A minor accident that even closed the road !! .. Absolutely ridiculous for a minor incident..

All that for a minor crash with no injuries, but if someone breaks into your house and beats you up while they’re at it they haven't got any spare police to send and just give you a crime number

Least he missed the post but was not driving to the letter of the law.Must try and stamp this out to be frank

Was the postie using the tradesmans entrance?

Air ambulance was also put on standby as a precautionary measure.

Who is it that's dialling 999 for ambulances, police and fire engines to attend a minor collision such as this?

Aren't these supposed to be EMERGENCY services?

This is just a relatively minor rear end shunt, and it happens hundreds, possibly thousands, of times a week all over the country.

There seems to be some sort of weird obsession with car accidents here, not just in the local press but with the emergency services too.

I suppose we should just be grateful that Island Roads didn't turn up and put temporary lights around the accident.

perhaps the handbrake failed on the Golf & it rolled into the front of the post van ??