Fortunately, it looks like no one was close enough to get hurt by this botched attempt
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- The bizarre sequence of events happened after a recent crash in McAllen, Texas.
- The tow truck driver appears to have been watched closely by a police officer.
- Despite several tries, the tow truck driver gave up, but the internet sure hasn’t.
We don’t envy the job that tow truck drivers do, but if we were to guess, trying to flip an overturned car with your flatbed certainly isn’t something they teach you during training. Clearly, this driver thinks a little differently, and that’s putting things nicely.
On Monday last week, two cars collided in McAllen, Texas, and while we don’t have a video of the crash itself, we can see the aftermath. As the video begins, a dark grey Scion tC is seen on the flatbed while a silver Buick SUV also involved is seen resting on its side. That’s when the craziness starts.
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The tow truck operator is seen moving the flatbed forward and pushing it, and the crumpled front end of the Scion, into the roof of the overturned Buick. He makes several adjustments to the position and angle of the flatbed, including raising it up, in an attempt flip the tC. He was able to move the Buick slightly, but after trying for a few seconds, he seems to give up. A man who appears to be wearing a police uniform can be seen watching in the background.
We’re not sure what the driver was thinking. Chances are, he probably thought this was a good way to save a bit of time and as we know, time is money. Perhaps he was hopeful he would be able to load up both cars onto the flatbed or otherwise he either would have had to return to the scene to pick it up or it would have been towed away by another truck. Either way, let’s just say this was a bold strategy.