Thread: Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment

Bugger was it a bit damp when they were loading?

Was first on the scene for this, fortunately had a satphone to call emergency services. Second one in 6 weeks, first was a couple of women in a rental car falling asleep and flying off a bank out the back of Reefton at 100k's right in front of me.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11814854

Driving on the West Coast is getting scary with the massive tourist numbers.

Originally Posted by Dundee

Bugger was it a bit damp when they were loading?

No, the truck caught fire and was heading for the fence to get into the grass paddock, but didnt quite make it.
Although looking at that photo, you could assume the driver was doing a burnout, the tyres got hot and burst into flames

Another example of someone using a tree to slow down

Originally Posted by oraki

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Another example of someone using a tree to slow down

it works

Originally Posted by Dundee

They were lucky to get out as it burst into flames pretty quick.
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Now I see the reasoning for the tape,I can imagine how you felt.

I see it was still on the roadside Thursday night @Dundee. Surprisingly it was still complete.
You can normally tell how long they've been there. First night untouched, second the windows get smashed and rims pinched and the third night someone chucks a match in it. I guess he short cutted timeline

I haven't spoken to him since @oraki maybe insurance covered it.

On way home tonight roads are a bit greasy.

Ambos were there on the way back after checking river bridge...yip still going fishing tonight

That...is a really interesting way to crash. I can't figure out how they managed it. Flying off a corner on the inside takes some special skills, especially when it looks like they started in the outside lane.

Or no skills at all. Arse end starts to go, to slow to steer into it, arse goes around and backs into bank

Originally Posted by gimp

Was first on the scene for this, fortunately had a satphone to call emergency services. Second one in 6 weeks, first was a couple of women in a rental car falling asleep and flying off a bank out the back of Reefton at 100k's right in front of me.

Person trapped after van crashes down bank near Haast - National - NZ Herald News

Driving on the West Coast is getting scary with the massive tourist numbers.

A long time to be on your own (so to speak). Fire trucks from Lake Hawea took 59min and Wanaka 1hr 11min to get there and choppers from Greymouth, Queenstown and Dunners.
Thats where 1st Aid skills come into it. Not sure how long before ambos were there

Originally Posted by oraki

Or no skills at all. Arse end starts to go, to slow to steer into it, arse goes around and backs into bank

Yeah, but it looks like they hit the bank with the front end first, and got it to spin around and plant the back end in.

This one did a better job South of town this morning.

Originally Posted by Solo

Yeah, but it looks like they hit the bank with the front end first, and got it to spin around and plant the back end in.

Back end lets go and points the front into the inside of the corner and unable to correct and go off the inside of the corner, In this one I'm guessing the nose hit first while still sliding causing them to spin.

Very common to crash off of the inside of corners, especially in the wet.

Originally Posted by Savage1

Back end lets go and points the front into the inside of the corner and unable to correct and go off the inside of the corner, In this one I'm guessing the nose hit first while still sliding causing them to spin.

Very common to crash off of the inside of corners, especially in the wet.

I have been an unfortunate passenger in exactly that situation, arse goes out front clips rock wall slid up the road sideways/backwards and into the rock wall backwards at around 120kph after washing off an estimated 40kph by sideways.

The only person in the back seat my body weight put a very visible big bow in the backrest of the back seat so much so I dont know how it stayed upright sort of. The front seat passenger ended up almost in the back seat with me as the front two seat mounts ripped out of the floor and the seat layed back.
Driver got off ok the fuckwit,I had months of rehab.