Advise needed urgently please: car accident

I was knocked off the motorway by a lorry who drove off. Spun across 5 lanes of traffic, hit a van and spun back again. I cannot fathom how me and the van driver walked away.

The police had to attend the scene as my car was a writeoff and I was badly injured.

There were 5 witnesses, plus cam footage.

The motorway cctv apparently doesn't record.

The police didn't take the cam footage at the time or for so long that when they finally turned up for it it was overwritten.

The PC said he had an idea of which co it was based on id at the scene, then later said he couldn't go to the company accusing people.

After I complained to the ombudsman it transpired that the police had been given the lorry reg as someone had followed him after he did the hit and run. The police before my complaint were shrugging their shoulders and saying no idea, it was prob my fault....which was impossible where the car had been hit.

I had then hit a van and due to police ineptitude was liable for his insurance claim.

Eventually it came to light the lorry had hit and run another car just on up the motorway from me.

The police are still NOT charging him with dangerous driving and three years later where I am still in pain from my injuries I am still waiting for the insurance to be sorted out.

So not only should you phone the police, but pester them everyday until you get the answer you need. I didn't and I very much regret it now.

I was vulnerable after the accident and let a bullying workshy policeman turn the whowl thing into a joke.

There is another thread somewhere that involves a collision with a bike, I suggest that someone has got confused

You posted about a bicycle and there is no mention of a bicycle before your post.

@MobilityCat this thread is from April, and doesn't mention a bicycle.

What do you mean?

I witnessed an accident involving a commercial vehicle. I gave my details to the other party because I had dashcam footage. I emailed the footage to the other driver ( who was injured). The company denied everything but once they received the video they just capitulated.
Everyone should have a dashcam.

I was nearly hit by a company van driving at speed into a narrow side road that I was crossing. I informed the police - who were delighted as they already wanted "a word"with the driver over a previous incident. So yes, it is worth reporting to the police.

Well the police would be able to get his contact details from the car reg. So another reason to report. But as PP says, report for your own protection. I think it's not just that you have to stop, you have to stop and exchange details, So even though your DH has stopped, he hasn't given his details to the other driver, and therefore has 24 hours to report to police.

@MobilityCat where does the bicycle come in?

There's a lot of presumption taking place. We don't know what type of bicycle "mods", or whether the driver indcated a turn, but at unprotected crossing pedestrians and cyclists have right of way. If the driver used his mirrors properly he would have seen the cyclist either there or approaching.

Report to police and insurance then sit back, not your concern anymore.

This is why every car should have a dashcam.

Your Dh was obviously flustered but don’t be too hard on him about the lack of witness details. If you have no other information besides the witness’s name and reg number, both the police and your own insurer can access dvla records to find the not involved car’s registered keeper. That information will mean they can trace the RK address etc. He’s probably the driver who saw the incident and if not, RK should know the contact details who was using their car, eg if it’s registered to a business, so he can be traced. You said you’d found him on Li so you already know his employer’s details and can contact him that way.

I'm not in the Uk but I was once hit in similar circumstances on the motorway. I did manage to get a registration number as the car drove away (because I had my teenager with me and screamed it at her!) I went to the police, told them it was a blue/grey car, they came out and looked at my car, saw there was some blue/grey paint in the damage and that was enough for them to call him and tell him he could either hand over his insurance details or be charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Although you don't have the registration number, you have the company name and a witness so the police may well piece it together and make contact with the company for you.

Report it to the police and your insurers and let them handle it.

1. Report it to the non emergency police. Give them all the details including the van logo.
2. Report it to the insurance. Don't give them the car reg of the witness as they might think this car was involved! Why on earth did he take this?!?!?!
3. Find the witness on social media and ask if they had a dash cam.
4. Put a post on your local Facebook group (if it was local) asking if anyone else was driving at that time on the road and had a dash cam.

Is it a small company whose logo was on the van? It'll be easier to find them in that case. Did he get a partial number plate?

Are there any cameras on that stretch of road? If so they will have picked up the van at that particular time.

Van, not ban.

Yes, don't worry about the ban. The police/insurers will investigate. When this happened to me I had to ring 101, they advised me to fill in an online report. It then generates a police record number. Then call the insurer and explain what has happened. Was your dh injured in any way? If so, he'll need to see his GP also.

This.

Stop worrying about the company and how to catch them.
Report it all and let them investigate.

Just report to police and your insurers and they'll deal with it all.

There are regular requests for dashcam footage on my local Facebook hub.

Absolutely report to police. If you don't and they do and they decide to say your DH drove into THEM your DH will be in bother for 'failing to stop' - even though he did. Also supply the witness information, to back your DH's statement. Police & insurance will be able to trace him from his car reg.
Get a crime ref number. Report to insurance.

There is really no way of knowing that. It is probably more likely that your insurer will liaise with police and request CCTV footage rather than chase the company. I mean, you don't have photographic evidence of the vehicle..
Either way, it is out of your hands. Just make all the appropriate reports and wait for the outcome.

When a company van reversed into me and I knew which company I called them and they couldn't be less bothered. Denied it all!
Unless you have firm proof there's not a lot you can do tbh. It was only a scrape so I didn't pursue it further at the time.