Patrol Safe as Houses....

[Teabag]

http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/09/07/3312332.htm#.TmfwZKEJ1zM.facebook

[Bird]

Rims going cheap

[Black Diamond]

That will put a few smiles on faces. Wonder how the Jayco fared

[dno]

They made good use of the awning.

[duggie]

Hi Teabag, All bar the ladder on the side and the snorkle on yours, she is a twin. Good to know that it was not you and yours involved. cheers duggie.

[GU Rich]

Struth, Did everyone get out ok?

[Teabag]

All 5 occupants survived with only minor injuries. One had to be cut from the vehicle. Very lucky, off to buy a Lotto ticket. The whole roof rack slide forward, lucky it didn't end up in the other vehicle.....

[GU Rich]

Very lucky.

[duggie]

looking at the photo I would guess that the ladder has stopped the forward motion of the roof rack.

[Teabag]

I agree, imagine if the ladder wasn't there. It could have been a different outcome.

looking at the photo I would guess that the ladder has stopped the forward motion of the roof rack.

[SteveandViv]

But how does this happen 

[HerGU]

Very lucky

From:
Proud Patrol owner

[welchygq]

and that is the reason why I have two patrols.  At least i know i am walking away should the worst happen.

Very lucky people.

[Matto]

Yikes. Glad to hear everyone's OK. You wouldn't believe it, would you?

Matto

[Bird]

But how does this happen 

Reading the article they are investigating a burn off in the area, maybe the road was smoked out and someone didnt slow down... who knows..

[Moto Mech]

Thats the best looking pair of Patrols ive seen in ages

[Crosslander]

No problems there - it will buff out 

[Dion]

I wonder what the impact speed was.  Hard to tell ... the fact that the van is still attached makes me wonder.

Came very close to the firewall of the vehicle ... I think luck played a big role in that one.

[singo-26]

Reading the article they are investigating a burn off in the area, maybe the road was smoked out and someone didnt slow down... who knows..

When a hazard reduction is done signs must be put out advising that smoke may impact on the road. In my experience this seems to tell drivers to speed up and get away from the smoke faster or something. The signs are meant as a caution, Not telling people to speed up.
I'm not saying this is what happened, Just speaking from experience.

[darren]

They only were doing 40Km/h. They were ch18ers in patrols remember

[oldblade]

40kph in a patrol WOW he must have made it all the way to 5th gear







From a previous patrol owner : loved mine but it wasnt the fastest truck

[DANBRI]

Just get 'em off each other, it'll run.

[Bird]

They only were doing 40Km/h. They were ch18ers in patrols remember

[Mav]

50kms east of Broken Hill??? Gees I go through there all the time and you cannot get a better road it is wide and flat, dead straight to for most of it. I cannot see how the controlled burn could have been a cause in this more likely driver fatigue.

[GU Rich]

They only were doing 40Km/h. They were ch18ers in patrols remember

I got mine to 40kph once, a tail wind down hill stuck in a slip stream from a road train   It was SCARY!