Explosion on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. Posted as a safety warning. Mods please

[damj]

We have a contact that knows the family of the driver.  Apparently the accelerator stuck and he went into the plaza at the end of the bridge, went airborne and the car exploded when it crashed

[WEATHER DOT COM]

2 minutes ago, damj said:

We have a contact that knows the family of the driver.  Apparently the accelerator stuck and he went into the plaza at the end of the bridge, went airborne and the car exploded when it crashed

 

Pretty clear it was an accident based on the footage. Nobody is doing that on purpose. So sad for the family the grief plus the burden of the narrative this has caused. 

 

Thanks for the update

 

RIP

[Heitz]

Some crazy stuff.  I appreciated our local TV news guy for the line "North of the boarder...well, West, in this case."   Attention to detail.  

[damj]

13 minutes ago, WEATHER DOT COM said:

 

Pretty clear it was an accident based on the footage. Nobody is doing that on purpose. So sad for the family the grief plus the burden of the narrative this has caused. 

 

Thanks for the update

 

RIP

Information is still coming in, it may have been a medical emergency.  I know the name, but won't say it of respect for the family. They were headed to Toronto for the Kiss concert, which ironically was canceled because Paul Stanley had the flu. 

 

What a shame.

[WotAGuy]

2 minutes ago, damj said:

Information is still coming in, it may have been a medical emergency.  I know the name, but won't say it of respect for the family. They were headed to Toronto for the Kiss concert, which ironically was canceled because Paul Stanley had the flu. 

 

What a shame.

Awful. Prayers for the family. It’s a miracle no one outside the vehicle was killed given the setting. 

[QCity]

There's going to be a record number of edited/deleted posts on social media today.

[damj]

4 minutes ago, WotAGuy said:

Awful. Prayers for the family. It’s a miracle no one outside the vehicle was killed given the setting. 

It was a miracle ... he crossed over into on coming lanes, through a busy intersection and into the exit lanes for the bridge

[MarkyMannn]

34 minutes ago, damj said:

  Apparently the accelerator stuck 

how, this early, would someone know that?  The car was destroyed

[damj]

13 minutes ago, MarkyMannn said:

how, this early, would someone know that?  The car was destroyed

We have common friends with the family and this is what we're hearing they have been told by investigators. They think it was an issue with the accelerator or the driver had a medical emergency.  The driver was in his 50s. My son played hockey with the driver's son. 

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by damj

[John from Riverside]

So obviously tragic but at least it’s good to hear that it wasn’t intentional

[MarkyMannn]

Just now, damj said:

We have common friends with the family and this is what we're hearing they have been told by investigators. They think it was an issue with the accelerator or the driver had a medical emergency.  The driver was in his 50s

Maybe the medical.  Pedals if they fail go into limp mode and shut down

[damj]

2 hours ago, Roundybout said:

 

That looks like a Bentley Flying Spur, no? 

 

Pretty sure they were in a Bentley 

[dollars 2 donuts]

1 hour ago, damj said:

Information is still coming in, it may have been a medical emergency.  I know the name, but won't say it of respect for the family. They were headed to Toronto for the Kiss concert, which ironically was canceled because Paul Stanley had the flu. 

 

What a shame.

 

I know, too, from inside sources in my home town.  
 

Shocking and sad, and yes, that they were headed to the Kiss concert.

[1ManRaid]

1 hour ago, damj said:

We have common friends with the family and this is what we're hearing they have been told by investigators. They think it was an issue with the accelerator or the driver had a medical emergency.  The driver was in his 50s. My son played hockey with the driver's son. 

 

 

So they didn't know yet, as in not "apparently".  You mean possibly or likely.

[damj]

1 minute ago, 1ManRaid said:

 

So they didn't know yet, as in not "apparently".  You mean possibly or likely.

Yes. I stand corrected 

[AlfaBill]

2 hours ago, damj said:

Information is still coming in, it may have been a medical emergency.  I know the name, but won't say it of respect for the family. They were headed to Toronto for the Kiss concert, which ironically was canceled because Paul Stanley had the flu. 

 

What a shame.

Maybe Paul can write a follow up to Detroit Rock city. 

[1ManRaid]

4 hours ago, Roundybout said:

 

That looks like a Bentley Flying Spur, no? 

 

 

Which, for the uninformed, has had a recall order for sticking accelerators.

[Bimmer323i]

3 hours ago, WEATHER DOT COM said:

 

Pretty clear it was an accident based on the footage. Nobody is doing that on purpose. So sad for the family the grief plus the burden of the narrative this has caused. 

 

Thanks for the update

 

RIP

All these dumb idiot busy body  people and news casters oooh it was a terriist attack blah blah blah…. People need to keep there pie hole shut and quit trying to gas *hit up until they know all the facts

Edited November 23, 2023 by Bimmer323i

[QCity]

14 minutes ago, Bimmer323i said:

All these dumb idiot busy body  people and news casters oooh it was a terriist attack blah blah blah…. People need to keep there pie hole shut and quit trying to gas *hit up until they know all the facts

 

Not gonna happen, scaring people gets much higher ratings.

[Since1981]

You can usually tell a lot by the initial reaction of police agencies. They act different, you can hear it. They knew instantly it was a 500-600hp Bentley. Not your average car