Tanker crash

Ianab · December 05, 2009, 05:07:40 AM

So it's early Thursday morniing, you are gassing up your car on the way to work, and this happens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9jHcFlY76M

Just around the corner from Lil's mothers house. Tanker driver blacked out and drove his rig through a building!!!

Luckily it was empty and no one was injured.

Ian

BcWoodWorks · December 05, 2009, 05:21:15 AM

Amazing video Ian.

Not only is he lucky that the rig didn't hit cars, and the building was empty, but also that the whole thing didn't go Booooooooom! ( You did mean the building, not the tanker was empty...right?)

Meadows Miller · December 05, 2009, 07:02:41 AM

Gday

Ian that bloke in the ute was lucky he wasnt going past about 8 seconds later he woulda got collected aswell

it just goes to show how close you can get ive had afew and it scared the living daylights outa me

The fella in the truck was bloody lucky another 2-3' over he would have cought the power pole

and if any ones seen what that will do to a truck at that speed itll pull in up against the chassie rail once it hits the front axle then strait into the driver ive seen afew trucks hit small trees and poles on the Hume between Syd & Melb not pretty ??? :

:'(

Regards Chris

Ianab · December 05, 2009, 03:25:53 PM

Quote from: BcWoodWorks on December 05, 2009, 05:21:15 AM
Amazing video Ian.

Not only is he lucky that the rig didn't hit cars, and the building was empty, but also that the whole thing didn't go Booooooooom! ( You did mean the building, not the tanker was empty...right?)

Building and tanker were empty, but it was milk tanker anyway. Worst things that would have happened would be a REALLY big milkshake :D

Ian

BcWoodWorks · December 05, 2009, 03:45:58 PM

:D :D :D :D

That's all I gotta say.

Brucer · December 05, 2009, 10:35:51 PM

My daughter used to be the assistant manager at a gas station/convenience store/liquor agency. One quiet day in the early winter the staff was talking about how the highways were bare but all the side roads were icy as all get out.

Suddenly one of their regular customers pulled off the highway onto the approach road, going 'way too fast, and completely lost it on the ice. He went by the store window sideways, taking out the two gas pumps, knocking the diesel pump off its base, and finally came to rest against the barrier protecting the propane tank.

By some miracle nothing caught fire -- if someone had been pumping gas at the time it would have been a disaster.

I asked my daughter how she handled it. "While those other two idiots were running out the front door to see if the driver was OK, I was running out the back door, calling 911 on my cell phone." That's my girl ;D.