‘Really heavy’ sofa cartwheels into path of car on Anlaby…
A Hull man said he avoided a collision due to his daughter’s fear of a ‘Final Destination moment’ from an unsecure load A Hull man says he was lucky his car was not struck by a sofa when it tumbled off the back of a vehicle on Anlaby Road. Brian Holmes, 53, from Bransholme, caught the hair-raising moment on his dashcam. It was only because his daughter feared a ‘Final Destination moment’ – in reference to one of the horror films featuring a fatality from an unsecure load – that he maintained a cautious distance and luckily avoided a collision. He worries vulnerable road users, such as bikers, could be crushed and even killed if unsecured loads are not better policed. He said his 19-year-old son said it was a “really heavy sofa” and another man helped him drag it to the side of the road because it was blocking traffic. He thought it might have a reclining mechanism inside, adding to the weight. Brian told the Hull Daily Mail: “If that had hit somebody, young lads riding their motorbikes drive close to traffic, that would really have hurt and done some damage. You see it all the time in the city.” On two other occasions within the past four years alone, Brian said he has seen unsecured loads fall into the road. Once was on Clough Road, and the other time was at the roundabout on Stoneferry Road. The moment a heavy sofa falls off the back of a vehicle in Anlaby Road, Hull (Image: Brian Holmes) “The fi…
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