‘Accident waiting to happen’ – Derbyshire driver ignores ‘foggy conditions’ and abandons car in middle of road

By Tom Hardwick
Published 16th Feb 2023, 15:32 BST
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Officers discovered a car that was abandoned in the middle of a Derbyshire road – slamming it as an ‘accident waiting to happen.’

On Wednesday, February 15, the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit spotted that a car had been left in the middle of the road near Hodthorpe.

In a tweet, a DRPU spokesperson said: “Left abandoned with no lights on in foggy conditions and didn’t think to ring us to mention it.

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“Accident waiting to happen. Owner returned whilst we were waiting for recovery with his petrol can. Ticket issued for unnecessary obstruction.”