Barnsley man forced to abandon car on smart motorway due to beer fart
2023-01-22
A Barnsley man was forced to abandon his car on the M1 near Sheffield earlier today, again calling into question the safety of smart motorways.
Keith Blurge, 48, from Wombwell, was on a fly-tip run to the Peak District when the incident happened. He’s now calling for a public enquiry into the safety of these so-called smart motorways.
Speaking through an interpreter he told The Bugle “I’d had a skin-full last night and could feel something brewing before I set off. But I’m in my 40’s now and can usually deal with it. Anyway, just after junction 36 I knew I couldn’t hold on to it any more. Within seconds, the cabin of the Nova was overwhelmed. I can only describe it as a Tsunami of sulphur. My eyes were watering and I started to feel nauseous. I knew I’d got to act fast and so I slowed down to 100, and when there was a gap in traffic got into the left hand lane. I somehow managed to stop and chucked the door open before collapsing on to the carriageway. It was terrifying. No hard shoulder so all the traffic was backing up behind me and lorries blasting their horns. I was just glad to be out of the car at the time but looking back, I could have been killed.”
Keith has a message for anyone travelling on a Smart Motorway, “Stick to no more than eight pints of Stones and make sure you have a fully functioning sunroof.” he said.”
At the time of going to press, both the AA and RAC were refusing to approach Keith’s vehicle.
