Road traffic incident

Incident Report #74 2012

74
Sun, 7th October 2012, 15:38
A team dog handler and Deputy Team Leader was returning from a training event in the Duddon valley, along with several other dog handlers, when he encountered a serious cycling accident on Wrynose Pass. A male had crashed at high speed, suffering serious head, facial and other injuries. He was stabilised while waiting for further help to arrive. The team was dispatched, and air ambulance was requested.
Man Hours: 
10 team members for 2.5 hours
Unique Incident ID: 
3030

Incident Report #101 2011

101
Wed, 14th December 2011, 19:31
A man was reported stuck in his car in snow, high on Wrynose Pass. Two team members attended the vehicle, discovering it empty with a note stating that the occupant had gone to stay in a hotel.. A vehicle was stuck behind it. At the time of writing the road is impassable, due in part to snow, but also because the two cars are blocking it...
Man Hours: 
2 team members for 2 hours
Unique Incident ID: 
2952

Incident Report #7 2011

7
Mon, 31st January 2011, 08:24

We were requested by police to recover the occupants of a car that had skidded on to it's roof on an ice covered road. They were uninjured. We also assisted the police in recovering their vehicle after it became stranded in similar conditons

Man Hours: 
4 team members for 3 hours
Unique Incident ID: 
2857

Incident Report #15 1996

15
Tue, 12th March 1996, 21:22
A coach tried to get up Kirkstone Pass and became stuck near the summit in deep, fresh snow. The 28 elderly passengers on board started to walk down, but were picked up by Team vehicles and ferried to Hayes Garden Centre, for tea and biscuits to await a new coach. The coach that was stuck was recovered the next day.
Unique Incident ID: 
1398
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