I was happily driving to Feilding tonight down Camerons Line (for those that know the area) and i'm in lead car in a line of traffic and the next thing I see in front of me is this cloud of dust and then a white vehicle airbourn rolling then it crashing to the ground and roll about 5 times before it came to a stop in the middle of the road.

As I saw it roll I rang 111 straight away and was the first to do so. I slowed down and kept my car a bit back incase it blew up. Ran to the sceen where I found a young guy trapped in the car not moving or making any sound. The girl from the car behind it was there trying to get the guy to talk and really just stay awake.

Finally the police and ambulance turned up but he was trapped so they had to wait for the fire brigade to turn up. They turn up and need the Palmy fire brigade as they have the equipment to take him out.

We were asked to move aside (which was fine) and the police got our statements. I moved my car so the Palmy fire people could get closer and then while giving my statement I sat down on the ground leaning against my car. I was left along and I decided to lay down as my legs and arms went numb. A fire person came over to see how I was then an army medic (who was behind me in the line of traffic) came over and said I was in shock. They took me inside (the accident was right outside a house) and I had a few drinks and felt much better, so I went back outside and saw that he was out of the ute. I had to sit outside and watch (some strange reason) the ute being tipped over and onto the tow truck.

I had to wait for victim support person to turn up as once the police found out I was at home with the boys alone they didn't want me to be at home alone, the victim support lady was great. I got my car into Feilding (a couple of band people came out and got me) and went to the last few minutes of band (I didn't play thou) and then my car was driven back to Palmy by my friend.

Now his wife (also a friend) is staying with me tonight.

I can't sleep, everytime I close my eyes all I can see is the car rolling and flying and the blood from his head, and I can't take a sleeping pill as I had a few stiff drinks at the band rooms.

OMGosh big hugs luv.... that sounds soso awful. Im sooo glad you have someone staying with you tonight. Sounds like you had heaps of support and help. Take cae and I hope you ar able to get some sleep.

I'm doing a little better this morning. I got the boys to daycare (so didn't want to drive thou) so now I can sleep as not much of that happened last night. Just as I posted it we had a power cut  that lasted an hour and couldn't sleep through that. Then finally got to sleep at 2.30 only to wake up again with flashbacks. Got to sleep again and then woke up in a fright at 6.30 wondering where I was .

The victim supprot lady rang this morning to make sure I was ok and told me to get into contact with my dr if I need to. Then just now the lady that was in a car behind me rang to make sure I was ok as she heard my last name (not a very common one) and knew some relatives so I was easy to track down.

I want to go to sleep now but just can't so I think the sleeping pills will be out tonight.

awww big hugs to you...

You poor thing.. Hope you are starting to feel better by now...

I'm by myself tonight but thats ok I have other things on my mind  - another topic all together.

I wolked in the door this afternoon after coming home from Massey (had been there all day) and picking the boys up and getting stuff for dinner and the phone rings .

It was the father of the guy that was trapped in the ute. He wanted to say thank you for everything I did when I got on the scene of the accident.

He told me that he is still in ICU (just waiting on a bed on a ward). He didn't have a broken leg just a cracked knee cap. But has a fractured skull and bleeding of the brain and they think a bruised lung. He is very lucky.

It was really nice that his dad rang me to let me know how he is. His dad went out to the scene today (I still haven't) with the cop that was first on the scene and went over it all for him and told him that it was 3 woman that did everything for him (he was most impressed).

It was a freak accident, he wasn't on his phone (records were checked), just went to close to the edge of the road and tried to correct himself and over corrected hence the accident.

Yep and he asked if I can go up to the hospital to see him as he wants to say thank you personally. So MIL is going to have the boys for a bit so I can do that.