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5 tonne boulder vs. Toyota Yaris
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13-04-2010 6:45pm#1
The owner of this Yaris had a lucky escape when a huge boulder landed on it, writing it off completely.
The rock, estimated at up to five-tonnes in weight, fell onto the parked Toyota from a transporter lorry as it drove past.
Thankfully the car's owner, Joan Hall, was on an errand when the incident occurred. It was on her return from the local Post Office in Hayfield, Derbyshire, that a neighbour broke the news to her.
Adam Chatterton, who took the picture, was near the scene when he said he “heard a massive bang.”
The boulder proved so heavy, in fact, that the crane trying to remove it dropped it back onto the car at the first attempt.
Speaking to the BBC, Mrs. Hall said: “I've had a lot of things happen in my life and this is actually a minor one. I'm going to write a book one of these days.”0
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Alanstrainor wrote: »How does a boulder like that just fall off a lorry? It would've had to fly off the thing to land where it did! Madness.
You wouldn't believe the power of centrifugal forces, coupled with inertia.
Truck goes round bend rather quickly, boulder continues on straight ahead
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why is she parked like that anyway tho! She seems to be up off the road completly and then half on the grass and half on the path. Silly parking imo and god wanted her to know it
I doubt if she parked with the bumper against a tree, and one wheel on the footpath. Somehow, the boulder landing on it may have moved it. It's not really a common occurrence, so it's hard to know how the car would react.0 -
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The owner of this Yaris had a lucky escape when a huge boulder landed on it, writing it off completely.
The rock, estimated at up to five-tonnes in weight, fell onto the parked Toyota from a transporter lorry as it drove past.
Thankfully the car's owner, Joan Hall, was on an errand when the incident occurred. It was on her return from the local Post Office in Hayfield, Derbyshire, that a neighbour broke the news to her.
Adam Chatterton, who took the picture, was near the scene when he said he “heard a massive bang.”
The boulder proved so heavy, in fact, that the crane trying to remove it dropped it back onto the car at the first attempt.
Speaking to the BBC, Mrs. Hall said: “I've had a lot of things happen in my life and this is actually a minor one. I'm going to write a book one of these days.”
You dont say....:P0 -
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I suppose the insurance company will try and claim it was an act of God.
wow, so God sold the Harley, and bought a Scania..........?
Ode To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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