This severe accident took place in South Korea last week when the driver of the aforementioned black Kia Optima seemingly dozed off with his vehicle veering to the right and hitting the concrete barrier that sent it across the other way before smashing into a silver sedan.
As a result of the high speed contact, both cars rolled over. Amazingly, the author of the video stated that, despite the severity of the accident, no one was seriously injured.
Take a look at the incident for yourself in the video below.
Then again, since we are talking about television, perhaps this is the best thing that could have happened (ratings-wise, of course, of course) to presenters Jason Andrews and Simon Anderson, and to a lesser extent, Al the cameraman.
When the first Toyota truck got itself into a muddy and sticky situation, it wasn't that bad, but things took a turn for the worse when the tide starting coming in, and even more so, when the other Toyota that was doing the pulling…turned over. Watch the NSFW video below.
We had to watch this unbelievable incident twice to make sure what we we're looking at is real. What's more surreal, is the purported conversation between the group of men in the vehicle, which according to Carscoops tipster Robert, went something along the lines of this:
"Oh, we float! Where do we go? I don't know, may be to the shore. Don't steer the wheel, it's useless!" – you don't say Sherlock…
The location of the incident is not mentioned, but if it's not mother Russia, it could be one of the surrounding countries – if you know, do share in the comments.
Shout out to Robert M. for the tip!
Unfortunately, that scene played out a few times late Wednesday night and in the early morning hours of Thursday in Boston after the Red Sox won the World Series, when some rowdy fans, or shall we call them hooligans, crossed the line and started attacking cars.
We showed you a video of Boston cops saving one car from a flipping fate, but another one, a black Toyota Corolla, was not so fortunate. Now, Massachusetts State Police (MSP) have released photos from the act on social media channels with the hope that viewers can identify the vandals responsible for flipping over the compact sedan on Boylston St.
Here's the statement from MSP:
"The Massachusetts State Police are seeking assistance from the public in identifying those responsible for vandalizing a car on Boylston Street early Thursday morning following the Red Sox victory. Anyone with information about who was responsible, or anyone with photos or videos of the incident is asked to contact Trooper Brian Simpkins of the State Police Boston Barracks at (617) 727-6780."
The owner of the car, Chad Duncan, told the Boston Globe that he initially thought his Corolla had been towed, but soon realized what really happened. Duncan, who had leased the car last year, said it was totaled. "The whole top and side is crunched," he said adding that according to his estimates, he lost around $2,500, including $1,000 for his insurance deductible and $1,500 in new lease fees.
A video recording from the incident surfaced on YouTube. Before you watch it, we should warn you that the person filming it freaked out in the end…
Shout out to Maria for the submission!
The fire itself isn’t of the extremely spectacular kind, but we bet Mr. Schulz didn’t feel the same way as he was rushing to get the racing harness uncoupled so as to get out of the burning vehicle (while it was still moving).
In the end, he threw himself out, just before the ‘Vette came to a complete stop, but instead of having a negative attitude about it afterward, he was apparently talking about the next engine that he’s going to use for the car. He probably would not have been positive about it if the fire would have spread to the other parts of the body too…
Thankfully, as the YouTube uploader states in one of the comment replies, “most of the car was saved and can be rebuilt.”
By Andrei Nedelea
Good for them, but as is usually the case with important sports events anywhere in the world (remember what happened in Vancouver in 2011?); with the help of plenty of alcohol, some fans turned into rioters overturning and running over cars and climbing traffic lights until the early morning hours of Thursday.
As pointed out in a Huffington Post report, there were nine arrests made in connection to the riots.
While some cars were…mauled and overturned, we found at least one that was saved thanks to the efforts of some fine Boston police officers who did their job and chased away the rioters before they had the chance to turn over a Nissan sedan – and it was all captured on a video by Alan Wurman, which you can watch below the break.
People climb up to the top of traffic lights outside of Fenway (Jessica Rinaldi for The Boston Globe) pic.twitter.com/VSeNXlTyFH
— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) October 31, 2013
Some folks posed atop an overturned car outside of Fenway Park.(Jessica Rinaldi For The Boston Globe) pic.twitter.com/UU7ZVAlkn5
— Andrew Ba Tran (@abtran) October 31, 2013
More damage to vehicles on Boylston pic.twitter.com/XUITyBg8Ql
— JHammann (@JohnHammann) October 31, 2013
Car flipped over on Boylston pic.twitter.com/xchdqKnew3
— JHammann (@JohnHammann) October 31, 2013
They had a video up on October 18, so the two incidents are separated by around two weeks. Apparently, as Jalopnik reports, an official statement from Tesla has already been issued.
“We were able to contact the driver quickly and are pleased that he is safe. This was a significant accident where the car was traveling at such a high speed that it smashed through a concrete wall and then hit a large tree, yet the driver walked away from the car with no permanent injury. He is appreciative of the safety and performance of the car and has asked if we can expedite delivery of his next Model S.”
The Tesla Model S is definitely one of the fastest two-wheel drive cars off the line in the world, and from a standing start, it can hold its own against or even be quicker than more powerful mainstream rivals. We’ve seen countless videos of just how electric it really is, but only now are we starting to see what happens when that kind of swift progress is stopped by significant metallic debris that pierces the battery – fire breaks out, and because it’s an EV, people tend to react differently…The heavily discussed Washington State incident had a negative and direct effect on company shares and cast some doubt in people’s minds as to the safety of the Model S in the event of a severe crash, something that is not hard at all to achieve, given the performance on tap.
By Andrei Nedelea
The tow truck driver was lifting up the Japanese hatch when the chain broke with the car then rolling on the road before…tumbling down the mountain.
You'll have to excuse the profanity heard from the person recording the video and who we have to assume must be the unfortunate owner of the now surely wrecked Mazda3.
See the video below the jump.
A fifth vehicle seen in the security camera footage parked in the lot escaped unscathed, thus ruining her…automotive strike.
While her insurance rates are bound to hit new highs over the next months, the woman reportedly came out of the car unhurt.
Watch the short clip for yourself right past the virtual jump.
Apparently, the butane bottles in the pickup truck's bed exploded. Thankfully, bypassers notified Schocroft who ran outside the pizza place and extinguished the fire.
What makes this story cool is that Schocroft, far from shocked, checked out his Falcon ute and once he made sure that the basics work, he drove the car to his job!
Schocroft told 7News that he was concerned he would be late for work. "I didn't know what the bosses would say…," explained the young man.
And panic is exactly what this young Russian driver of an older generation Nissan Micra did when a careless motorist in a white hatch (or small MPV, we can't see clearly from this distance) veered into his lane.
The man lost it and swiveled left and right before crashing into and the…onto the side barrier. Fortunately, both he and his female companion seemed unhurt as they…jumped out of the car that was partially hanging in the air.
The folks over at the BridgeToGantry who shared two photos from the incident in which we see the M5 with its rear quarters heavily damaged and side air bags deployed, said that "the exact circumstances aren't immediately clear".
However, YouTube user Tom49115 who took a short video of the aftermath, said that the "slippery conditions" were to blame.
It remains unknown at this point if anyone was injured or whether any other vehicle was involved – it doesn't seem like it, but we'll updated you as soon as we learn more.
Story References: bridgetogantry via autoblog.nl
A vehicle's dash-cam recorded part of the pileup on the Kavkaz highway. Even though the driver of said automobile managed to stop in time before crashing into the cars in front, other motorists weren't as diligent or successful…
One person was hurt in the crash, and had to be hospitalized, albeit with non-life threatening injuries. A video from the pile-up can be found below.
In the case of the Russian driver of a Chevrolet sedan who was tailgating a speeding Toyota Land Cruiser in a highway near the city of St. Petersburg, the price was a horrendous crash with a raised median barrier.
The Chevrolet driver looks like he or she tried to squeeze between another car and the Land Cruiser from the right lane, failing to see that the road split in front.
The author of the dash-cam video footage said that the driver and a passenger of the Chevrolet were hospitalized injured, but at least alive.
We tip our hats to Dmitry!
That's when bad things happen like, for example, driving your older generation Jeep Grand Cherokee (unless the video is playing tricks on our eyes and it's a Cherokee) into your other car before smashing it into your house.
And we quote YouTube author 'annahill3001': "Caught this on the way home from work. Word is the man caught his wife cheating on him and he decided to take things into his own hands bulldozing his own home! CRAZY! THIS GUY IS A MORON!"
Crazy stuff indeed, which you can watch in the (vertical and NSFW language alarm) video below.
YouTube user Augustin Kuntz had the unfortunate experience of not only witnessing an accident take place right in front of his eyes while driving his 993 generation (the one built from 1993 to 1998) Porsche 911 at highway speeds, but also having to deal with and avoid being part of it.
You might have to rewind and watch the video again to see exactly what happened when an older Renault Clio somehow shot across the highway hitting another car that ended up in the bushes.
Given that the 993 isn't exactly the easiest car to handle in these sudden situations, we think Kuntz did pretty good in our books. What do you say?
Merci monsieur Benjamin V.!
The reporter called in for help and soon enough, a Georgia Department of Transportation HERO unit came to assist. The man tried to wake up the driver and remove the keys from the Ram's ignition, but the driver brushed him away and took off.
Seconds later, he crashed into two cars in traffic ahead, creating a chain reaction that ended in a five-car accident. Before the Atlanta Police arrived, the man took off on foot climbing a tree and jumping over a barbed wire fence! According to WSB-TV, the police have still not found the man.
We could be wrong, but if you ask us, he looked as high as a kite in the video…
Thanks to Adam B. for the heads up!
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