Was M2 'car jumping' man escaping a fire?
The wreckage of the car
after the incident can be seen here
A man who leapt from a moving
car on the M2 is expected to be released from hospital early next
week.
There is speculation that a fire
may have started in 22-year-old Daniel Irwin's car, forcing him to
jump from the vehicle on the coastbound carriageway between Chatham
and Gillingham at around 6pm last Friday.
Motorists were delayed for up to
three hours while paramedics and firefighters tended to Mr Irwin.
He had been driving from Northfleet having visited his
one-year-old son.
The former Minster College student
was taken to the Royal London Hospital with burns to his arms, legs
and back plus cuts to his face and head. Amazingly he didn't break
any bones.
Daniel was driving back to his home in the
Broadway, Minster.
In a bizarre coincidence, his
mother Melanie was on her way to Northfleet herself with
other son Aaron, 19, when she spotted Daniel's smouldering car at
the side of the road.
Speaking of the moment she saw the
car, she said: "I couldn't believe it, I felt sick; petrified."
Daniel hasn't spoken about what
happened - but Mrs Irwin, 46, of Iwade, believes a fire
may have started in the car.
Anyone with any information is
asked to contact the serious collision investigation unit on
01622 798535.
Wednesday, June 24 2009