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Tragedy victim is named
Monday 15th September 2008, 11:52AM BST.
A father killed in a crash on a main South Staffordshire road was today named by friends as Simon Thomas of Wolverhampton.
The 28-year-old died after the Rover he was driving was in collision with a car travelling in the opposite direction on Wobaston Road at Bilbrook.
Mr Thomas, of Fordhouses, died in hospital following the accident on Friday night near the junction with Balliol Road.
His partner Lisa Gibbs was also in the car and was injured, along with a child.
The driver of a the second car, a VW Golf GTi, was a 21-year old man from Penkridge who suffered serious leg injuries.
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Tragic.This road has always been dangerous and because it’s on the border of Wolverhampton and South Staffs no-one seems to take responsibility and it gets overlooked(poor lighting,no traffic slowing measures).BUT,PLEASE SLOW DOWN.
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This accident is tragic. There have been safety improvements on this stretch of road particularly at the junction of Barnhurst lane and the Wobaston Road. There are new street lights around the scene of this accident. To suggest that no one takes responsibility for the road because it runs from one area onto another is a rather strange observation.
There is a culture of speeding into and out of Bilbrook and Codsall whether it be on Wood Road, Birches Road, or the Wobaston Road that needs to be addressed. Unfortunately there seems to be very little will to stop the street racers from hurtling around. They know who they are and should take heed and slow down. Otherwise I am afraid we will be reading more stories like this one.
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there doesn’t appear to be any evidence at this time and in this article for speeding being involved in this accident ?
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I would like to send my condolencies to the family.
I knew this person very well and he always had a smile for everyone
Miss you Loads Si
RIP SI
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as with Robbo, i too knew Si. he leaves behind 2 beautiful young boys, and a devoted partner, not to mention the rest of his family. Truly was a good man, and taken far too young.
My thoughts go to all the family, nights at my mums will never be the same without his daft stories and jokes!!!
god bless u simon xxx
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weather conditions were bad on friday night,put thet with speed and you have a tradgedy like this.my heart goes out to the family who have lost a loved one.i hope it was just a tradgic accident and not caused by speed,drink or the like.
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A GREAT LOSS FOR SIMONS FAMILY. OUR THOUGHTS GO OUT TO THEM. WHEN WILL THESE YOUNG DRIVERS LEARN THAT TOO DRIVE A CAR FAST YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTROLL THE CAR AND THINK ABOUT OTHER ROAD USERS. SIMONS KIDS NOW ARE WITH OUT A FATHER. ASK YOUR SELF BEFORE YOU TURN ON THE IGNITION IS IT ALL WORTH IT.
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To true L.His jokes and stories was a laugh and a half.He worked and the lightbar aka Si from the Lightbar and i worked at the Canal Nightclub.Si was a gentleman and also a true friend which no one will forget I used to drink with him all the time and go to watch the England Games especially the 2002 worldcup and euro 2006 in town and go crazy when we scored those were the days.His 2 boys and partner are fantastic people.
Wolverhampton will never forget you Simon.And last as i always say “behave yourself”
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R.I.P Cousin Simon..<3 Omg Wen i got that fone call from nan i couldnt believe wat she was telling me..Telling me you were gone…telling me you wasnt alive..i froze and cudnt believe you were gone.. my cousin gone… killed when he shud still be here .. <3 love you loads bab miss you lots simon..R.I.P cousin Si x x x
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These accidents could be avoided if insurance companies didn’t insure these young lads in high performance cars. You have to be a certain age to have high performance motorbikes maybe the law should be changed so cars are the same.
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Firstly I wish to offer the mans partner,children and family my condolences for your tragic loss.
From the two car’s positioning after the accident, it really doesn’t take a genius to work out that the Golf GTI was actually speeding. Clearly Evidence is a friend of the GTI driver trying to protect him.
Which is obviously wrong. Everyone who’s seen the tragic site knows what happened and it will not bring the man to his family but I’m sure the Crown and the police prosecution services will work it out to and justice will be served !
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I haven’t seen Simon for years, but my friend sent me a message about his tragic accident, my heart sank. What an awful thing to happen to such a kind guy!
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i would like to comment that if the driver wasnt speeding then why was this person on the wrong side of the road!!! if he was doing as the law states and driving on the right side of the road then simon would still be here today with his family which is where he loved to be!
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RIP Simon, my thoughts are with all his family especially the family he leaves in lisa and the 2 little un’s. i knew si and lisa, such a sad thing to happen.
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in response to Justice, i am not trying to protect anybody. i have / had not seen the accident scene, and only have the information provided in this paper / web-site to go on, and my comment was solely based on the information in this article.
this is a terrible event for the people involved, and the last thing i would do is try to defend someone who, going by the comments here, has caused such a thing to happen. my sympathies go out to the family.
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Simon was a cheeky little chappie at Uplands Junior School, highlighted by the fact that he was the only one on our year’s photo winking at the camera!! I haven’t seen him really since leaving Uplands, but my thoughts are with his family.
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