Post by Jay on Feb 26, 2007 14:05:04 GMT -5
A Major Rescue operation is underway tonight after a new Highway opened just north of vancouver was full of dangerous hills and turns at the bottom.
The Carnage started at around 1.30pm when heavy snow hit the area.
Also the road was icy to make matters worse.
Trucks were hit hard as loads were sliding on the icy snow.
The speedlimit was also reduced causing Massive tailbacks.
These were the scenes of the heavy snow
One Of the less steep hills approaches and as you can see becomes a nightmare for truck drivers.
The driver then re-connects his trailer and is really struggling on the hill.
Yet again the truck looses control on the hill crashing into a car in the process.
A very scary pic as the truck slides onto the fresh snow and if you like in the top right hand corner you will actually see the car got flipped.
The driver is forced to leave his trailer behind overwise he may not survive he then races down a steep hill again at 60mph into a bank of snow.
After going to whistler for help and finding no one is there the truck returns with the trailer still in the middle of the road.
After re connecting the trailer the truck soon slips causing another slide almost into a car (the snow was also getting heavy again)
The truck is then forced to abandon the trailer yet again and ends up slipping on the ice at 70mph into another bank of snow.
These last shots show how the truck was on it's side round the bank.
The truck then stops on it's side at this point we must stop showing pics and act to the driver stuck inside.
kljay reporting for Haulin News
The Carnage started at around 1.30pm when heavy snow hit the area.
Also the road was icy to make matters worse.
Trucks were hit hard as loads were sliding on the icy snow.
The speedlimit was also reduced causing Massive tailbacks.
These were the scenes of the heavy snow
One Of the less steep hills approaches and as you can see becomes a nightmare for truck drivers.
The driver then re-connects his trailer and is really struggling on the hill.
Yet again the truck looses control on the hill crashing into a car in the process.
A very scary pic as the truck slides onto the fresh snow and if you like in the top right hand corner you will actually see the car got flipped.
The driver is forced to leave his trailer behind overwise he may not survive he then races down a steep hill again at 60mph into a bank of snow.
After going to whistler for help and finding no one is there the truck returns with the trailer still in the middle of the road.
After re connecting the trailer the truck soon slips causing another slide almost into a car (the snow was also getting heavy again)
The truck is then forced to abandon the trailer yet again and ends up slipping on the ice at 70mph into another bank of snow.
These last shots show how the truck was on it's side round the bank.
The truck then stops on it's side at this point we must stop showing pics and act to the driver stuck inside.
kljay reporting for Haulin News
