Watch: Police, fire trucks collide at slow speeds on icy roads in Canada
In a video shared online, a fire truck can be seen sliding down a hill.
Parts of the US and Canada have begun to prepare for winter but the change in weather has certainly caught some motorists off guard, but it’s rare to see first responders fall victim to the storm. slippery and icy roads. In a recent incident, three such vehicles fell victim to a snow-covered road about 340 miles north of Vancouver.
That’s bad because the first notable snow of the season recently hit the area and some roads were closed. However, as seen on a TikTok video, two police cars and a fire agency pickup can be seen sliding down a hill. Possibly, these vehicles are there to assist other drivers, close the road, or both.
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Video footage shows several vehicles either off the road or stacked in a small collision and it was joined by an unmarked police SUV that was pushed by a Williams Lake Fire Department truck. down the hill. The video doesn’t capture how steep the incline was, but the camera’s slow motion and subsequent impact say it all.
Another TikTok video on the internet shows a police SUV belonging to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. As seen earlier, the car skidded through the camera helplessly as the driver steered left and right, trying to find some sort of control but all to no avail. The Ford Explorer patrol car crashed into the truck, slightly damaged but fortunately no one was injured.
In another development earlier this week, a snow-covered road led to a huge pile of about 100 vehicles in Colorado after the state saw its first snow of the season, the Denver Police Department reported on Monday. a social media post. About 100 motorists were involved in a major car crash due to the first snowfall after the Denver metro area experienced 2 to 5 inches of snow overnight, according to police.
First published date: November 13, 2022, 5:53 PM IST