Thats funny

[Edited on 26-8-05 by phelpsa]

"fell off the back of a lorry mate"

How has that even happened? I can't see any debris that would indicate something smashed through it, surely tankers don't just break in half?!

Pete

oh yes they do!!!

It was a fatigue failure at the welds on the tanker. It was carrying Ethylene Glycol.

Have a look at www.ntsb.gov and look at hazardous chemical accidents section for more info!

About 11:36 a.m., on January 5, 2002, a tractor/cargo tank semitrailer was leaving the Bayer Corporation's South Charleston, West Virginia, chemical plant. (The cargo tank consisted of three independent but connected tanks.1) The vehicle had stopped at a traffic signal just beyond the plant, at the intersection of Montrose Drive and MacCorkle Avenue. When the vehicle started to cross McCorkle Avenue, the cargo tank failed catastrophically between the front and center tanks and broke in two. (See figure 1.) The tanks were not breached, and no cargo was released. (The cargo tank contained 5,152 gallons of polypropylene glycol.2) No one was killed, injured, or evacuated as a result of the accident. The intersection, however, was closed for 7 hours. Damage, cleanup, and lost revenues were estimated at $18,000.


see http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2003/HZB0301.htm




[Edited on 26/8/05 by Fred W B]

My firm builds tanks like the broken one, and other transport equipment, so i see a few photos like that':

Cheers

Fred WB
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ouch!!!

I hope nobody was in the cab when they dropped that cargo box on it.