Military Vehicle Accident in Wis.

[undysworld]

Happened near here yesterday. Humvee and (what I believe to be) an Oshkosh were involved.

Story with photos: http://gazettextra.com/photos/2013/jun/27/61560/

Sounds like it's active duty equipment. I'm thankful it's not a civilian-owned vehicle, or there'd be a poop-storm over it here. Goes to show how dangerous a big heavy vehicle can be in an emergency or accident situation. Stay safe everyone.

 

[gunboy1656]

The operator's cab of a military towing vehicle hangs over the edge of the I-90/39 bridge over Highway 26 in the eastbound lane after an accident with a tractor/trailer rig. The vehicle struck the bridge railing, sending a shower on concrete chunks to the roadway below.

 

[Warthog]

Coming to a GL yard near you.......

 

[215Dave]

Yikes! I just read that article. There is another picture on the page that shows the damage to the bridge. Either a weak bridge wall, OR a TUFF wrecker

 

[porkysplace]

That was a hard hit.

 

[strycnine]

Wow! Hope everyone is ok.

 

[o1951]

Military vehicle crashes through freeway barrier at Janesville

By Ashley Luthern of the Journal Sentinel
June 28, 2013 7:15 a.m.

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No one was seriously injured Thursday when a military wrecker crashed through a concrete barrier of the Interstate 90/39 bridge in Janesville and structural damage was minimal, the Janesville Gazette reports.
The accident left the wrecker's front cab and occupants hanging over Highway 26/Milton Avenue. The wrecker, semitrailer, military Humvee and a car were involved in the crash, which occurred about 11 a.m. in the eastbound lanes. Bet that driver browned his shorts

 

[73m819]

Anybody tell me WHERE the front axle is and what did it hit BEFORE the bridge, by looking at the cabe, something big

 

[o1951]

Here is what happened: Military vehicle crash ties up I-90/39 for hours

By the Associated Press
CREATED Jun. 27, 2013

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JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- A crash involving military vehicles on an overpass sent two people to the hospital and tied up traffic for hours on Interstate90/39 near Janesville.
The Wisconsin State Patrol says the chain reaction accident happened as a car was merging onto I-90/39 about 11:15 a.m. Thursday and came to a stop at the top of a ramp.
A military Humvee hit its brakes.
An eight-wheel military tow truck swerved to avoid the Humvee and collided with a semi.
The tow truck then broke through a bridge wall and came to rest with its cab hanging over the edge, knocking debris down onto Highway 26 and damaging another vehicle in the process.
Two people in the military tow truck were taken to a Janesville hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Military vehicle crash ties up I-90/39 for hours

By the Associated Press
CREATED Jun. 27, 2013

 

[ridingshotgun]

Glad everybody is ok. The article said that a vehicle was merging and came to a stop at the top of the ramp. I hate it when people do that...this is what can happen.

 

[o1951]

Yeah, and the car driver drives away without a mark on his vehicle!

 

[CARNAC]

This should have made national news.......It would have been a lot more important that the Zimmerman trial or the arrest of aaron hernandez. I am so sick of these two cases yet we have men and women doing great and glorious things around the world and this is the best the media can do--a military vehicle accident. The media hasn't even reported we lost some more soldiers in a##crackastain but they're all over putting a minute by minute trial on TV that has zero impact on the future of this country.

 

[K9Vic]

This should have made national news.......It would have been a lot more important that the Zimmerman trial or the arrest of aaron hernandez. I am so sick of these two cases yet we have men and women doing great and glorious things around the world and this is the best the media can do--a military vehicle accident. The media hasn't even reported we lost some more soldiers in a##crackastain but they're all over putting a minute by minute trial on TV that has zero impact on the future of this country.

Agreed.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Lord,
Please be with all of those impacted by this/these collision(s). Heal the wounds, both physical and emotional. And help all to simply "Carry on" as quickly as possible.
AMEN.

Here are the three pics I found relating to the wreck:

 

[Al Harvey]

Anybody tell me WHERE the front axle is and what did it hit BEFORE the bridge, by looking at the cabe, something big

Looking at the picture it just lost the drivers front wheel. The passenger wheel is still there. Amazing how people think larger vehicles can stop just like their little prius can. Glad no one was hurt though I feel for the soldiers in traffic, been there too. Had a mustang run a stop sign and stop in the middle of an interestion and I almost nailed it with a M998 during a convoy.

 

[Vintage iron]

Happens all the time! Prius are drawn to my truck like moths to a flame. I think they are trying to annoy me, because they think my truck is bad for the environment, either that or they get sucked in ?!

 

[Al Harvey]

 

[gringeltaube]

..... The passenger wheel is still there......

The other wheel is there too... just a few meters below the cab, laying in the grass.

G.

 

[86m1028]

That wrecker should have tried using that stupid little car & driver as a wheel chock.

glad to hear people in wrecker weren't hurt too bad.

they should take the drivers license away from the little cars driver.

 

[Mike929]

I had something similar to that happen with my pickup truck. I swerved to miss the guy who merged in front of me and then braked hard to make a turn. I ended up grazing another car that was evidently attempting to catch/race the car that pulled in front of me. Insurance told me to hit the car in front of me next time, it would have been 100% their fault because they pulled in front of me and then hit their brakes. Because I swerved, it was 1/2 my fault, and half the car that braked in front of me. (My insurance still paid off the damage on the other car since the other guy took off.)