A statue of the Queen Mom positioned in Prince Charles’ village Poundbury has been broken after a automotive crashed into it.
A girl on the varsity run ploughed into the aspect of the monument that stands in the course of Queen Mom Sq. in Poundbury, Dorset.
Her silver Peugeot 308 knocked over one of many 4 bollards on the base of the concrete plinth the 10ft bronze statue stands on.
The girl, aged in her 40s, and her younger daughter have been left badly shaken up following the accident yesterday morning.
A girl on the varsity run ploughed into the aspect of the monument that stands in the course of Queen Mom Sq. in Poundbury, Dorset, knocking over one of many 4 bollards (pictured) within the course of
Queen Mom Sq. has no street markings, site visitors lights or kerbs and is a ‘shared area’ between motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
Motorists have beforehand described the structure as a ‘harmful minefield’ that’s complicated to street customers.
They’ve queried whether or not the statue within the center is a roundabout or not, resulting in a ‘free for all’ for drivers approaching it.
Witnesses mentioned the lady driver could have been blinded by the low solar earlier than she went into the monument.
Her daughter, who was in her faculty uniform, was left in tears after the affect and the pair have been taken away in an ambulance.
Designed by artist Philip Jackson, the monument is a duplicate of the statue of the Queen Mom already in place within the Mall in London
A supervisor of a neighborhood enterprise, who noticed the accident however wished to stay nameless, mentioned: ‘The girl crashed into one of many concrete bollards, knocking it clear off.
‘The suitable hand aspect of the automotive went up and over the fixing and the again tyre was up within the air – it was simply balancing on it.
‘After about 10 minutes the ambulance arrived and so they have been taken away. They have been in full shock.’
Glanville Williams, a neighborhood resident, mentioned it was an ‘accident ready to occur’ due to the shortage of street indicators surrounding the statue.
Juliet Gilbert-Rolf additionally posted on social media: ‘I noticed the statue as I used to be driving round it aimlessly, getting an increasing number of annoyed on the lack of street indicators. Extra to the purpose, it appeared everybody else was doing the identical. It is an terrible place.’
The statue of the Queen Mom is present in Prince Charles’ village of Poundbury (pictured), in Dorset
Jon Richard-Schofield mentioned the statue often induced site visitors ‘carnage.’
He mentioned: ‘Close to misses occur on a minute by minute foundation and the crossing factors are simply as complicated – most do not use them, and people who do stroll out as a right for drivers on what’s already a really complicated structure.
‘Complete part of street, crossings, and junctions want a serious rethink. It is fairly entertaining at instances watching the carnage unfold round it – till avoidable incidents do sadly occur.’
Prince Charles was very near his grandmother, who died in her sleep aged 101 in 2002.
Designed by artist Philip Jackson, the monument is a duplicate of the statue of the Queen Mom already in place within the Mall in London.
The sq. in Poundbury is the one space within the eco-friendly village to be named after a member of the Royal household and commemorates the loving relationship between grandmother and grandson.