We Survived a Fatal Accident...
During the late morning of the 3rd of this month, a Tuesday, dear Wifey and I were eastbound aboard our Winnebago Journey 32T, a diesel pusher. We were on US50, just west of the small town of Kinsley,...
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Thank you all for your kind words. In response to questions that were asked...
The coach was indeed totaled. The damage was massive; even the dashboard was bent up from the impact. As the photo on my site shows, even the generator was torn loose and sitting crooked.
After the impact, we were amazed at the mess in the coach. I think most of the stuff we had stored in the cabinets, etc. was on the floor. One mystery was that a container of sugar that was in the cabinet wound up in the fridge!
While the Class As seem pretty flimsy up front with all that plastic and glass, that heavy Freightliner frame helped keep us from injury and must have absorbed most of the impact.
We are coping well; we are well aware that we did not contribute to this accident and it was entirely blamed on the other driver who made that one fatal error. I thought Wifey might be afraid of the RV and the travel, but no, she said instead that she wishes she could even travel locally in a big coach. She now feels safer in one than she ever did!
I am spending my days looking for a new-to-us coach. So far the ones that interest me seem to be clear across the country. Short diesels are pretty rare. I hope one turns up soon as I want to be traveling again for Thanksgiving!
Thanks again for the many kind thoughts and good wishes.
The coach was indeed totaled. The damage was massive; even the dashboard was bent up from the impact. As the photo on my site shows, even the generator was torn loose and sitting crooked.
After the impact, we were amazed at the mess in the coach. I think most of the stuff we had stored in the cabinets, etc. was on the floor. One mystery was that a container of sugar that was in the cabinet wound up in the fridge!
While the Class As seem pretty flimsy up front with all that plastic and glass, that heavy Freightliner frame helped keep us from injury and must have absorbed most of the impact.
We are coping well; we are well aware that we did not contribute to this accident and it was entirely blamed on the other driver who made that one fatal error. I thought Wifey might be afraid of the RV and the travel, but no, she said instead that she wishes she could even travel locally in a big coach. She now feels safer in one than she ever did!
I am spending my days looking for a new-to-us coach. So far the ones that interest me seem to be clear across the country. Short diesels are pretty rare. I hope one turns up soon as I want to be traveling again for Thanksgiving!
Thanks again for the many kind thoughts and good wishes.
