The driving force of a automotive service trailer hit a low bridge in Radnor, Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon, destroying two vehicles within the course of. Photos of the aftermath have been posted on Fb by the Radnor Township Police Division along with an announcement of quickly closing down the street to be able to clear up.

The 2 SUVs have been a third-generation Ford Escape and a fourth-gen Jeep Grand Cherokee, each sporting Carmax plates. The bridge appears fantastic however the vehicles have been utterly wrecked and undoubtedly heading to the crusher. As reported by the Police, the autos “have been unoccupied and being towed on the time of the collision”. Fortunately nobody was damage within the incident.

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The ten-foot 10-inch train-carrying bridge is situated on the King of Prussia Highway in Radnor and this isn’t the primary truck-related incident. Regardless of the yellow marking and the “Low Clearance” indicators, {many professional} drivers have fallen into the lure of believing their high-roof truck might match. Based on the Philadelphia Inquirer, 43 autos crashed into the bridge between 2008 and 2017, which makes for a median of 4 to 5 collisions per 12 months. A commenter beneath Police’s submit revealed that that is the second incident taking place in three weeks, proposing extra hefty fines to the drivers.

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Apart from the mandatory cleanup which requires closing down the street normally for just a few hours, engineers have to examine the bridge after each collision to be able to be sure it didn’t maintain severe injury. A number of months in the past, a dump truck crashed right into a bridge in Georgia inflicting it to maneuver six ft, which led to it being demolished.

H/T to Jalopnik