Worried someone travelling to me has been in an accident

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My elderly parents were driving to visit me today. They left home at 9 and it's a max 4 hour journey and they haven't arrived. Can't find any reports of serious accidents on highways agency website. Both of their phones seem to be switched off as going straight to automated can't take your call right now.
The journey's 120 miles so not sure where to start ringing around hospitals. Any ideas for who else I could call to find out of they might have been in an accident?

Thanks for the update - am sure you are relieved and cross in equal measure !
Get the kettle on and relax now . xx

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Glad all OK. Please INSIST they don't switch their phones off whilst travelling. Its utter madness to do that.

Phew! What a relief!

Thank heavens! Time for a ‘chat’ about phone usage when they are travelling I’d have been in such a panic!!

Bless. Bet you are so relieved!

Glad they’re both safe OP.
M6/M1 is a horrendous route at times esp if there’s been an accident. It took us 7.5 hours to get home once my poor mum was was having kittens

At least they’re safe, that’s the main thing. Hope you have a lovely break with them.

Good update. Being stuck for four hours doesn’t sound fun.

They need a good telling off so they NEVER do that to you again!! Am glad all's well that ends well.

I'm glad they're safe and with you now. My parents switch their phones off too and don't press send😬Maybe train next time?

Yes... I can understand if the driver wants to not be disturbed, but the passenger should keep their phone on. If they're worried about it running down the battery, make sure they've got a charging cable and know how to use it.

Sorry you've had such a worrying day, and so unnecessarily.

I had some elderly relatives so this once. Six hour late and phones off, I had them dead and buried.

They had stopped for lunch then decided to take a walk to see a castle!!!! Will never forget the fear

Aw bless em.

Glad all is OK OP it's such a worry

What a relief. I would have been do worried too.

So glad they are safely with you.

Glad they arrived safely. The M6 is notorious for traffic jams and long delays .You will have to try and drum into them the importance of keeping their phones on when travelling 😆

So pleased they arrived.

Hopefully they'll learn to double check they hit "send" in the future.

Very hlad yhey've arrived safely.

Funny how fast one goes from worrying about their safety to wanting to kill them. 😆 Mine would be just the same.

I’m glad they’re okay.

Tell them many MNers we’re very worried about them! 😂
Glad all is okay though and thanks for the update x

I'm so glad they're okay. Hopefully they'll be a bit easier to contact when they're heading home!

I suppose it gives us a taste of what it was like for our parents when we were late home after a night out and mobile phones didn't exist.

Why on earth did they switch them off??

I've noticed that a lot of people of my parent's generation turn their phones when they're not actively using them. Very annoying.

Poor things - they must be knackered