Ringpeas

If this biker chose to do 2 or 3 times the speed limit, it was his fault whatever any court may say. As said, overtaking at a junction is just stupid, but it may have been that he was going so fast that he could not slow enough when your friend started indicating.
If his head was down, he may have seen nothing at all

All the best for your friend.

Jay m A

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I was a passenger in a car that rolled into a field, the driver and 2 of us survived - one did not. No other vehicles were involved.

This was when I was at Uni, all involved were in the same hall of residence on campus. I was picked up by my parents and went home for a week to come to terms with it all. On my return I went to the funeral - the driver didn't attend.

My uni friends basically offerred their support, but TBH I dealt with it in my own way. Horrendous experiences affect people in different ways, personally I grieved, reflected on it all, then moved on - life goes on.

Its been 14 years since the incident and the memories will always be there, however only a couple of times a year does it come to the front of my mind. I remember him on his birthday, not the day of the accident and I always think of the good times and take a moment to reflect on his death. The only other time I think about him is when a discussion about car accidents or the death of a friend arise.

One thing I've noticed since the accident is the amount of discussions people have about surviving car crashes - especially in the pub when people are extrapolating the truth to tell the best tale. I used to do it too. But now I just think to myself "luckily they have'nt a clue" and just walk away from the conversation, in that situation I respectfully don't talk about it.

Because your friend was involved in a fatal RTA there may be a police enquiry, your friend will have to go to a court and give evidence. At the moment it seems he has close family and friends to get over the inital shock and to come to terms with it all, but also make sure people are there at the time of the enquiry, its a daunting day, even though basically he is confirming his statement already given to the police, the bikers family will be there - your friend will experience a torrent of emotions all in front of a judge and relevent officials.

BTW the verdict for the RTA I was involved in was accident, the car slid on sand/debris left on the road at a junction into a building site, which was on a sweeping bend on a national limit road. The RTA happened at midnight and we were travelling at approximately 40-45 mph on an unlit country road.

Your friend will need a lot of support, personally I think your approach is spot on, letting him know your thoughts are with him - and let him approach you about it. If he is your best mate that he confides with in other matters, then he should talk to you about it given time. Thats what happened to me, however I wasn't the driver and everybody copes differently.

messiah

not been in a fatal accident (touch wood) but been present when the police informed the family.

Not pleasant at all.