Cause of Hove station crash which saw it closed for hours still unknown | The Argus

Can't see the full plate but the last few digits look to be 2 EGJ...hopefully driver is OK.

Passenger compartment looks intact and air bags did their jobs. I'm betting once the driver locates the iPhone they were texting with and gets rid of the headache he'll be OK. Car is a total loss, of course, and appears to be an '08 (?) looking at the gloss black windshield trim, seat shape, and wheels. (Not sure if the UK and US trims are exactly alike.) Probably some good parts will be available soon.

Not sure why it's on the American side of the road...



-- Chuck

Wow, that's quite a whack! As said, hopefully everyone is ok. Thanks to Chuck's image the plate looks like it might end ETJ.

Those are not 08 wheels in the UK
Don't all gloss black cars have gloss black window surrounds?

You're right. Maybe an '07 then? Guessing '08s will have the 5-big spoke AP2V3 wheels (that I covet) now that I look closer. US windshield frames were covered with black tape at least until '07.

Another one gone but her soul should live on in several other cars as the drive train, interior, and most everything aft of the front cowl seems intact.

-- Chuck

Yeah, wonder in the motor got hit..

Someone had a bad day but at least noone hurt

Its on a Private plate. I have seen a photo from another angle .

Poor F20C gone, bled out by the looks of it. Driver took the corner too fast and didn't know the road perhaps? Hove station on streetview:
https://goo.gl/maps/FiLn9ndjmzyqZvBv6

...also a 20 MPH zone, so yes, too fast

This is going to take some explaining to the police