BMW crushed by concrete slab from detroited overpass

[thetransporter]

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Hwy. 40 in western Montreal was shut down Monday after a piece of concrete fell from an overpass, striking an SUV below.

Nobody was injured when the concrete block struck a BMW with two women inside, almost splitting the hood in half.

"It was a big block of concrete," said the driver. "It scared us."

Other vehicles sustained flat tires from driving over the debris, police said.

Inspectors and engineers with the Ministry of Transport are investigating.

Police could not immediately say if the concrete was a part of the Henri-Bourassa Blvd. and Hymus Blvd overpass itself, or if it came from somewhere else, like the cargo of a passing truck.

[lilmira]

Holy shit, if it was from a Michael Bay movie it would be in two pieces.

All the old concrete structures in Montreal are pretty sketchy looking if you ask me.

[Supa Dexta]

^Word. After hearing all these stories on the news and you start looking at them, there are some reeaaalll sketchy overpasses there.

I would try to speed under them, but I was worried the rumble from my exhaust would set them off.. :rofl:

[ExtraSlow]

did you mean deteriorated, or Detroited?

[lilmira]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
did you mean deteriorated, or Detroited?

same thing lol

[flipstah]

Montreal construction was held by gangsters, right? Explains everything.

[Sugarphreak]

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[e31]

Originally posted by flipstah
Montreal construction was held by gangsters, right? Explains everything.

I sure hope our Ring Road doesn't mirror these other ill fated SNC Lavalin construction projects.

[AndyL]

You guys recall the bridge colapse in 2006 and 2000 - quebec wasn't doing proper inspections or repairs/maintenance for over a decade...

Quel Surprise!

[egmilano]

Originally posted by lilmira


same thing lol

lmao after looking at pictures of Detroit yesterday I was thinking the same thing... detroit(ed) ??, deteriorated w.e same crap

[asp integra]

best an X1 has ever looked, the city should charge them for the make over

[MGCM]

the bridge at crowchild/16th ave is very very ugly, everytime i drive under it during rush hour i wonder if i will make it to the other side alive:eek:

[HyperZell]

Originally posted by asp integra
best an X1 has ever looked, the city should charge them for the make over

Wish this was Reddit, would upvote.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by thetransporter
[Police could not immediately say if the concrete was a part of the Henri-Bourassa Blvd. and Hymus Blvd overpass itself, or if it came from somewhere else, like the cargo of a passing truck.


Errrr... exactly how bad are the overpasses, that you can't tell whether or not a giant chunk of concrete is missing from it?

[thetransporter]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
did you mean deteriorated, or Detroited?

i was using ghetto talk, i googled it first . from hip-hop dictionary:


Urban Dictionary: Detroited
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Detroited‎
1 - Something broken beyond repair.

[jutes]

X1? nothing of value was lost.