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A 26-year-old man has died after a car plummeted off a bridge and landed upside down on the busy dual carriageway below.
The horrific crash happened just after rush hour on Friday night with the man and a 25-year-old women left trapped inside the upturned blue Vauxhall Astra.
Firefighters managed to free the pair from the car on the A429 Swindon Road in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, soon after.
Horrific: A blue Vauxhall Astra plunged off a bridge to crash upside down on a busy road below
The man, who has not been named, was airlifted from the scene of the crash, which happened around 6.15pm, to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but he died the next morning.
The female was taken by road ambulance to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital but later transferred to the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol where she is receiving treatment for fractures to her pelvis and spine.
Inspector Joseph Tierney, of Gloucestershire police, said: 'Unfortunately the 26-year-old man has passed away as a result of injuries sustained in the incident when a Vauxhall Astra left Beeches Road bridge and landed on the A429 dual carriageway.'
A 26-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were left trapped inside the vehicle on the A429 dual carriageway in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The pair were freed by firefighters and the 26-year-old was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford but died the next day
All three emergency services attended the scene and the road remained closed until the early hours of Saturday morning.
A spokesman for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: 'The vehicle had veered off a bridge crossing the A429, as a result the car was on its roof on the carriageway with two people trapped inside.
'Fortunately at this time rush hour had passed and the road was not very busy. Crews managed to extricate both the male and female casualties.'
Police are continuing their investigations into the cause of the crash.
Injured: The woman, 25, suffered fractures to her pelvis and spine but is recovering in hospital
Under examination: Gloucestershire Police are still investigating what caused the crash
Streets paved with (Olympic) gold: The detailed map of London that inspired Danny Boyle's 'EastEnders' opening ceremony centrepiece - Daily Mail
- Map originally created by UCL researchers to help decide where to put new streets and parks around London
- Organisers spotted image in a book and decided to put in on the floor of the Olympic stadium
- Image shows exactly how people flow through streets in the capital, and were used to design part of the Olympic Park
By Mark Prigg
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It took a starring role in Danny Boyle’s spectacular Olympics opening ceremony, captivating a global audience of millions.
But the EastEnders-style foundation for the opening sequence was more than just a mishmash of lines surrounding the familiar undulating curves of the River Thames.
It was, in fact, an exact replica of the city’s streets based on a scientific map that shows not only the route of the river but also the roads used by Londoners - and how popular each road is.
The map of London's streets that was used as the floor of the arena for part of Danny Boyle's opening ceremony. It was created by London firm Space Syntax.
The giant map of London's streets was originally created by urban planning and design company Space Syntax.
Based on mathematical analysis of street networks developed by researchers at UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture, the map helps property developers forecast how people will flow through new developments.
It is based on a huge computerised analysis of how London's road are used.
It was spotted by one of Danny Boyle's team when the opening ceremony was being planned.
Rather than use a generic map, Boyle's team decided to use the 'live' map instead.
It was then painstakingly transferred to the floor of the Olympic Stadium.
The map who originally created the map said it showed the dynamic nature of London.
'This map captures the essence of London: people moving and interacting in space; sharing stories and ideas; trading, creating and innovating; a social and economic network, played out in streets and public spaces,' said Tim Stonor Managing Director, Space Syntax.
Attention to detail: Danny Boyle painstakingly recreated the 'live map' of London inside the stadium. On the night, it was seen under athletes feet as they gathered to watch the Olympic Cauldron being lit.
City view: An aerial view of the Olympic Park once 'London' had been laid
HOW THE MAP WAS MADE
The number of people walking, cycling and driving on London's road network was calculated using computer software..
Complex algorithms were then developed to analyse the data and find the busiest streets.
Each street was given a ranking, and this was turned into a shade of grey to reflect how busy the street is.
The map was then transferred to the floor of the Olympic stadium ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.
It was gradually revealed throughout the evening, being left as the final layer of the stadium floor, which athletes stood on as they gathered to watch the cauldron in the centre of the stadium being lit.
The map has already been been used to how new roads and parks can lead to social and economic benefits such as safer public spaces, more successful shops and higher property values.
'A city, after all, is a living entity, with life given by the millions of people who both shape and live in it,' said Mr Stonor.
'The legacy of the Games will be felt long after the fireworks are over and the medals won – it will be the way in which the Olympic Park is used, and becomes part of the fabric of the East End. Space Syntax has played its part in making that happen.'
Space Syntax, which was founded at UCL in 1989, has already used its map to redesign key public spaces in London including Trafalgar Square, the South Bank Centre and the Barbican.
The map was even used to develop the masterplan for the Olympic site at Stratford City, where Space Syntax worked to connect the new streets and spaces into the existing communities surrounding the Olympic Park.
The map used in the opening ceremony has underpinned many new developments in the capital, including Broadgate and One New Change in the City of London.
Most recently it has been used to test proposals for the regeneration of London’s Elephant & Castle and Earls Court, two of the largest regeneration projects in Europe.
Dr Steven Schooling, who is a Director of UCL Business PLC and Space Syntax Ltd, said the map was a unique example of academics and commercial firms working together.
'The interactions between Space Syntax Ltd and the Bartlett School of Architecture continue to set a benchmark for successful knowledge exchange between academia and industry, with both parties gaining significant benefits from a partnership which has fostered linkages in areas ranging from consultancy through to software development'
The opening ceremony showing the UCL created 'live map' of London in the centre of the stadium under the athletes feet
Before the show: The stadium in the final stages of completion in the months before the Games
London Olympics cauldron put out and relit in stadium - BBC News
The Olympic cauldron has been extinguished and relit after being moved into the position occupied by the opening ceremony bell in the stadium.
The flame was taken from the cauldron at 21:00 BST on Sunday and placed in a miner's lantern while the structure was relocated from the field of play.
It was relit at 07:50 BST on Monday, after the move to the south end of the stadium was complete.
The cauldron is made up of 204 steel pipes and copper petals.
In Beijing and at other Games, the cauldron has been positioned on the stadium roof to maximise its visibility.
Live footage of the London flame will be projected on the stadium's big rooftop screens during the first week of the Games.
Thomas Heatherwick, who designed the cauldron, said: "There is the precedent of the 1948 Games of the cauldron set within the stadium, to one side with the spectators and with the technology we now have that didn't exist in 1948, it can be shared with everyone in the Olympic Park with screens.
"We felt that sharing it with the screens reinforced the intimacy within it.
"If it had been a huge beacon lifted up in the air it would have had to be bigger and would have somehow not met the brief that we discussed with Danny Boyle of making something that was rooted in where the people are."
The cauldron was re-lit by Austin Playfoot, who carried the London Olympic torch in 1948 and 2012.
He said: "When I ran with the Olympic flame in Guildford I never thought I would get this close to the cauldron, it brought me to tears when it lit up.
"It will be an incredible inspiration to the competing athletes here at the heart of the Olympic Park in the stadium."
The athletics events begin in the stadium on Friday.
At the end of the Games, it will be dismantled and one petal given to each of the competing nations and territories.
If the male is the passenger, then the woman is the driver??
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