You might be reading this while waiting for the kettle to boil. That’s fine. But care because this is about the connections we all share. Every person on the A23 today has a mum, a best friend, or a dog that loves them. The person involved in today’s accident? They had all of that too.
When you hear about a crash, don’t just nod and move on. Let it make you slow down. Let it make you put the phone in the glovebox, even if it’s a three-hour journey. Let it remind you that being five minutes late is better than being fifty years early.
A Little Story for the Road
I remember once driving home from Brighton with my sister. We were laughing so hard about a terrible karaoke performance we saw that I almost missed a red light. My sister grabbed the dashboard and said, “Oi, focus! I want to be alive to make fun of you tomorrow.” She was right. We forget that the destination is just a bonus—the real win is getting there at all.
Today, someone didn’t get that bonus. And their family is now navigating a world where the last text they sent was probably, “Be home in 20, need loo roll.” That kind of ordinary magic is what we take for granted.
Crawley K2 accident: Serious crash on A23 near leisure centre - recap
