"Grove Vale closed in both directions"

[Bony Fido]

Because of an accident between Elsie Road and LL according to LBC traffic news. Hope it's damage only.

[absentminded]

Buses are being diverted through Peckham to Camberwell Green.

[sazzle]

unfortunately there has been a fatality. A car has over turned outside the vale pub. my thoughts go out to those involved. There are police along the corden line. Which runs right up to sainsbury turn off. You can not cross the road until there. i dont know what time is happened i live close by and never heard sirens.

[ratty]

Nasty Business. Just saw this as I popped out for butter. Very sad if there was a fatality. :(

[huncamunca]

very bad- theres a child seat lying in the middel of the road - looks like its been flung out on impact

[sliding_doors]

Apparently it happened at 6am this morning. Only one car seems to be involved though.

I just hope the child seat was empty.

At least they were very close to Kings

[Crokes]

Does anyone know if East Dulwich train station is open and accessible by pedestrians?

[LibraCarr]

Hi,

I believe that you cannot access the station and trains are not stopping at ED. To me it seems a little strange that they close off the road from L/L through to Sainsbury's and intermediate roads as well. It would look like the RTA is only part of the story.

Kind regards,

Libra Carr.

[sliding_doors]

LibraCarr Wrote:

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> Hi,

>

> I believe that you cannot access the station and

> trains are not stopping at ED. To me it seems a

> little strange that they close off the road from

> L/L through to Sainsbury's and intermediate roads

> as well. It would look like the RTA is only part

> of the story.

> Kind regards,

> Libra Carr.

Are you sure? It looked to me like the gates were open when I walked past. However, I admit that I didn't check carefully so I could well be wrong

[mojo]

Quorn Road was the only road open and that was for back street traffic going up Dog Kennel Hill... That was earlier so not sure what is going on, did make enquiries with police to see what the situation was and they could'nt tell me much, just that Quorn Road was open...

[Miss Tipsy Topple]

Yes the station is open now because our friend has just turned up and came into ED station

[Fliss]

Is this still affecting traffic badly? I need to get the bus to Euston to catch a train soon, is a different route advisable?

[Allgoodh]

I was walking towards sainsburys on dog kennel hill this morning about 5.50 when a green convertible golf came down the hill at around 70mph.

As the car got the costcutter opposite the dominos pizza it seemed to hit the traffic island and the drivers side front wheel collapsed.

The car carried on past me at speed even the it was scraping along the floor and hit a post opposite the vale pub, that's when the car flipped and landed on it's roof.

I ran to the car and helped a guy out who had cuts to his head.

I went to the other side of the car to help the driver but it seems he must have died on impact.

I don't know what happened to the guy who survived, a woman who came out of the vale pub was seeing to him.

The police took my details then I had to leave to go to work.

[ratty]

Very Sad.

[ontheedge]

Allgoodh it sounds a horrible thing to come across on your way to work hope you're ok. Tragic waste of life.

[sweetgirl]

OMG! not a nice thing to witness allgoodh....

R.I.P

[woodycheese]

I heard from an employee at Sainsburys that the driver was not wearing his seatbelt.

[Allgoodh]

No he wasn't, the passenger was which is why he

needed help to get out.

[sakwhita]

Have there been any news reports? Looked but I couldn't see any...

[Fliss]

No, I couldn't see any news reports either, but I think a lot of things don't get into the news unless they want witnesses. Allgoodh was there and saw everything, although it was so early in the morning. I think it must have been very hard for Allgoodh, being 'first on the scene' but he or she seems to have known the best thing to do. And went to work afterwards - I would have been traumatised and would have had to go back home! So I am very impressed by Allgoodh, and I am very sorry for those involved in the accident, and their families/friends.

[Ladymuck]

Fliss Wrote:

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> No, I couldn't see any news reports either, but I

> think a lot of things don't get into the news

> unless they want witnesses. Allgoodh was there

> and saw everything, although it was so early in

> the morning. I think it must have been very hard

> for Allgoodh, being 'first on the scene' but he or

> she seems to have known the best thing to do. And

> went to work afterwards - I would have been

> traumatised and would have had to go back home!

> So I am very impressed by Allgoodh, and I am very

> sorry for those involved in the accident, and

> their families/friends.

I agree with every word you have said Fliss.

Allgoodh - this may hit you later, I do hope you take some time out if it does.

[Allgoodh]

I have the the death of a very close friend to deal with so I suppose is more important to me to deal with.

[man_or_mouse]

The driver was clearly wreckless and has paid for it with his life. Thank god he didn't take anyone elses. Terrible all round.

[kford]

I agree completely. What if he ploughed into a bus queue? Doesn't bear thinking about.

[stacey-lyn]

I noticed the flowers etc @ the site opp Vale pub - which were largely unnoticed by passers-by. (Valid) comments aside, very sad to see yet another roadside 'shrine'.