Fleet of brand new Ford cars smashed as lorry becomes wedged under low bridge [a bad day]

Telegraph UK ^ | March 18, 2015 | Camilla Turner

[Cincinatus' Wife]

A fleet of brand new Ford cars were reduced to a pile of rubble after their transporter driver's lorry became wedged under a low bridge.

The driver was attempting to take a short-cut to avoid queuing traffic when he collided with a 4.4m (14.5ft) high bridge near Long Itchington, Warks.

[SMARTY]

Is ‘legal’ LOCO WEED involved?

[SandRat]

FORD = Fix Or Repair Daily.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Those cars don’t look too good.

I wonder if the airbags went off.

[nascarnation]

Not familiar with British custom, but the US spec interstate bridge height is 13ft 6in.

This was a 14ft 4in height and the truck load was still way too high.

Interesting.

[Blue Jays]

Exactly how fast was the truck driver going at the time?
It didn't occur to him to STOP to see if he could make it?

[stephenjohnbanker]

New Ford pick-ur-part location

[Know et al]

F = Ford
O = Owners
R = Regret
D = Dealing

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Long Itchington, Warks”

Any questions?

[Not now, Not ever!]

Found on road, Dead.

Or, to be nice about it "First on race day.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

These might have put up a better fight.

[Know et al]

At least Ford didn’t sell out to the gooberment.

[Know et al]

They say calamine lotion is good for that.

[Not now, Not ever!]

True, not like Government motors or Dodge/Chrysler.

[rockrr]

Resume enhancing moment ;’)

[glock rocks]

Got one word for that driver: focus!

[freedomlover]

Oh, that’ll buff right out.

[2ndDivisionVet]

First On Racing Day.

[Billthedrill]

Feh. A little Bondo, a coat of paint, and a salvage title. What’s the problem here?

[Know et al]

I saw a video of the CEO of GM bragging about opening 11 new GM plants in China.