mudslag Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Post taken from reddit Quote MONTREAL — A fire truck turned an Old Montreal street into a smash-up derby zone Saturday, pushing cop cars out of the way and sideswiping a BMW to get to a raging roof fire. A bystander shot a cellphone video of the driver blaring his sirens on the crowded, cobblestoned one-way street. Several police cars were parked on the left side of the street and the unoccupied luxury car was on the right. When the cars didn't move quickly enough, the truck simply rear-ended the last cruiser in line, pushing the row of cars up the street. The truck then backed up and bolted through the opening, crushing the side of the German luxury car and shearing off the front bumper. A police officer can be seen trying in vain to put the car's bumper back in place. Fire official Denis Doucet used words such as "unique" and "exceptional" to describe the fire truck's manoeuvre. "There were exceptional circumstances: a major fire in a seven-story building, the narrow streets of Old Montreal...with large vehicles," he said. "It becomes difficult to manoeuvre." The City of Montreal will compensate the owner of the BMW. The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Absolutely fair. The Evil Overlord, dipsylalapo and exotoxic 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted September 26, 2017 Veteran Share Posted September 26, 2017 (edited) That's what insurance is for? If the difference between getting there in time or not is what happened in that video I'd be frustrated as hell but I'd understand if that was my BMW. dipsylalapo, Dick Montage and The Evil Overlord 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Fine by me, the city has offered to compensate the repair cost, so it's only about taking a taxi or bus home, unless a courtesy car is made available. I support firefighters in general, hell, ALL emergency response units in general. A couple of bumpers and wings (or even total loss damage of any vehicle) doesn't equate to potential loss of a life. Skiver and +Raze 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Moreover, this seems to have been done in a very controlled and as careful as possible manner. Well played to the firemen, and well played to the city for offering the compensation so immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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