Watch: Freeway overpass not-so-gently removes too-tall van being hauled atop a truck

David Pescovitz 7:08 am Tue Jun 21, 2022

Reminiscent of the 11foot8+8 Bridge experience, this dashcam video shows what happened in Broward County, Florida when a truck hauling a too-tall van on a freeway encountered a too-low overpass. From Local10:

"Boom. There was a cloud of dust, it looked like the whole thing exploded," said Brian McConnell, who witnessed the crash[…]
Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Indiana Miranda confirmed Monday that a gray Toyota SUV crashed into the Chevy Express after it fell off the car hauler.
Miranda said traffic citations were issued.

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