Finally, Police and Ambulance were kept extremely busy on Sunday afternoon on a property out at Redlands where a 13-year-old Corowa girl was celebrating her birthday with a number of friends.
What eventuated can only be described as a freak accident with a number of mitigating factors including the weather.
A number of girls travelling on a Polaris farm vehicle caught a gust of wind through an open window, causing the Polaris to move sideways with the rear tyre biting into the soft edge of the track.
“It appears that the Polaris then momentarily became airborne and flipped landing on its roof,” Sgt Stephen Marshall said.
“A number of the 13-year-old girls were ejected into the crop sustaining minor injuries. Police and ambulance were summonsed with all girls taken to Corowa Hospital for treatment of bump, bruises and minor breaks.
“This was a lucky day for these girls, it could have been far worse.
“What it does do is remind us of the inherent risks surrounding farm equipment particularly those light-weight machines such as Polaris and quad bikes.
“There is no time for complacency with these machines.”
Young hoons – be warned
Corowa in particular have a list of cars that police are now targeting for burnouts and dangerous driving, in particular a couple of darker colours BA Falcons.
“Police are also aware of the social media in an around Corowa, Howlong and Rutherglen where persons are being called to share video footage of their dangerous driving,” Corowa Police Sgt Stephen Marshall said.
“There are new rules surrounding this as a result of a crash that occurred in the Penrith area a number of years ago and anyone nowadays caught sharing, filing or participating in this activity risks gaol and significant fines and disqualification of their licence.”
Three crash investigations last Wednesday
With the rains coming in the past week, motor vehicle crashes seem to have been the theme this week with three being investigated in one day, Wednesday, September 25.
Corowa Police would like to remind residents particularly younger less experienced drivers of the inherent risks in the wet.
“You will note that the NSW Police no longer refer to crashes as accidents,” Sgt.Marshall said.
“The reasoning behind this is that, it is never an accident, there is always a cause that goes towards a crash occurring. Whether it is speed, inattention, road conditions and mechanical fault, there is always a reason why something occurs.”
At about 7.45am on the Wednesday, a 31-year-old Coreen woman crossed on the wrong side of the Howlong-Balldale Road at Balldale, crashing into a rigid truck travelling in the opposite direction causing significant damage to her vehicle.
The woman was issued a traffic infringement for “Not Keep left of oncoming vehicle” worth $410.
Later in the morning, a 43-year-old Barnawartha female failed to given way at the Sturt St and Hawkins St intersection at Howlong. The woman pulled out in front of another vehicle driven by a 26-year-old Howlong resident causing a collision.
After a brief investigation it was deemed the 43-year-old woman was at fault and she was issued a traffic infringement for “Not Giving Way at intersection” valued at $410.
That afternoon, police were called to a truck roll over on Federation Way, Daysdale where a Isuzu Pantech towing a trailer hit a significant pot-hole causing the unladen trailer to jackknife and force the truck into the table drain where it dug in and rolled a number of times.
Luckily the driver and loan occupant, a 34-year-old Boronia male, walked away unscathed. Police are continuing to investigate this matter.
