This was the result of a learner driver coming to work with her husband supervising. A nearly new BMW, when parking in the work carpark has somehow mistaken the accelerator pedal for the brake pedal. The car ploughed over the curbing, taking out two poles embedded in the ground to stop such an occurrence along with some native bushland. One of the poles punching the fuel tank and nearly piercing it. The front bumper bar fell off, and much scraping and damage along the sides.
They then took off the L-plate learner things and switched seats, making out the husband was driving. Some guys from work tried helping and pushing the car back. However the (new) driver didn't appear to know how to drive either and proceeded to make the car go forward instead of backwards. For the sake of all, the efforts to help were abandoned and the driver commanded by onsite OH&S to exit the car. Perhaps it was because he could barely speak English that it took him some time to do so.
In the end a tow truck had to be called to get the car out, at a cash cost to the driver of $140. The OH&S had a meeting that day and produced a 6 page report of the incident with photos included. If the guy is considering the damage repair to be taken up by insurance then he's fucked himself by trying to defraud the insurance company by changing seats.
Much angst was said during the meeting that those helping may have been seriously hurt by a driver who may have run them over instead of backing out, which would have involved work compensation and the insurance company involved suing the drivers insurance company for damages. If drivers insurance company told said driver to get fucked over his fraudulent efforts, the guy would have been up for tens of thousands$.
Good grief!
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