Accident scene antics

[MAGPIE]

I have noticed a trend over the past few years of friends and relatives turning up to accident scenes after being notified via mobile phone (by someone involved) of the accident.

Back in pre mobile phone days the first anyone would usually know of an accident (involving family or friends) would be with a phone call from the hospital or Police or the dreaded knock on the door, which was well after the fact.

Now days it seems common for hysterical young females, tanked up males and concerned (but, know it all) parents to arrive on scene and hinder the emergency services efforts in extricating and caring for the patients and generally trying to keep the scene safe.

I would have thought if people had genuine concern for someone involved in an accident they would be better of meeting them at the hospital rather the seeing them dead, dying or seriously injured and trapped in a car wreck. The end result is they place themselves in possibly dangerous situation and tie up emergency personnel who have to deal with them.

Has anyone else noticed this ?

Thoughts ?