Truck crashes into 20 cars at Durban shopping centre

[schumi]

A truck has crashed through the Flanders Mall quote lot in Mount Edgecombe, Durban, after the driver lost control, paramedics said.

Netcare911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said the truck transporting resins crashed through at least 20 cars in the parking lot.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1182373830985162752

More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/so...ashes-into-20-cars-at-durban-shopping-centre/

 

[Spontaneous spinach]

Wow that's insane, I wonder what free cargo the pedestrians got out of this accident.

 

[ponder]

John Connor must be hiding out in kzn...

 

[supersunbird]

I'd really love to know why it could not brake ("lost control", yeah right).

 

[Drifter]

Wow that's insane, I wonder what free cargo the pedestrians got out of this accident.

What would they want to do with resin?

 

[tRoN]

What would they want to do with resin?

Sniff it?

 

[ponder]

I'd really love to know why it could not brake ("lost control", yeah right).

Breaks do fail, seen it myself comming down the hill into maritzburg

 

[Drake2007]

I'd really love to know why it could not brake ("lost control", yeah right).

Spellcheck was messing him around on whatsapp.

 

[Vis1/0N]

At the start of the video there seems to be a slow moving white vehicle (taxi or bakkie) that is joining traffic from the roadside, and the truck may have went left to avoid it. There are two lanes going left into Flanders drive and the vehicle is attempting to merge onto the M4 cutting across these lanes.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Breaks do fail, seen it myself comming down the hill into maritzburg

100%. Seen it on that hill a few times, and obviously we've seen the results at the bottom of Fields Hill as well...

 

[tRoN]

Breaks do fail, seen it myself comming down the hill into maritzburg

Lucky those cars were there to slow the truck down

 

[John Tempus]

Without any extra info it would not surprise me if that driver fell asleep behind the long haul truck steering wheel.

If you lose control of any vehicle while actually awake you would attempt to break but this truck just steered right through the fence without a hint of breaking from viewing the video alone.

 

[Wall]

At the start of the video there seems to be a slow moving white vehicle (taxi or bakkie) that is joining traffic from the roadside, and the truck may have went left to avoid it. There are two lanes going left into Flanders drive and the vehicle is attempting to merge onto the M4 cutting across these lanes.

That's not the m4

 

[Splinter]

Wow that's insane, I wonder what free cargo the pedestrians got out of this accident.

You are being a bit of a chop.

 

[ponder]

100%. Seen it on that hill a few times, and obviously we've seen the results at the bottom of Fields Hill as well...

I saw one happening right in front of me, it's scary **** but the driver got it into the arrestor bed and it was all good. Besides that I probably saw 10+ trucks in the arrestor beds after years on the road. I have a lot of respect for those truck drivers.

 

[Willie Trombone]

100%. Seen it on that hill a few times, and obviously we've seen the results at the bottom of Fields Hill as well...

+1 Town hill, Fields Hill, Dido Valley Hill, Kei cuttings...

 

[Vis1/0N]

That's not the m4

Rather say 'you missed the 1 in M41'. Do i go back and correct my post and let your comment stand? Better if you had corrected me.

My minds in a quandary on a Saturday morning.