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Toyota saves another life -Bad car wreck i witnessed with pics

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by hookedontronics, Sep 15, 2010.

  1. Sep 15, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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    hookedontronics

    hookedontronics [OP] Well-Known Member

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    So last week i was in las vegas. Took a day trip with my buddy on saturday to the grand canyon, heading down 93S which is a two lane split road with the median (desert) in the middle. So we're doing about 80 heading down this straight road when all of a sudden, about 300 feet in front of us a car coming at us swerves into the median and goes about 30 feet into the air rolling like crazy, parts flying everywhere, huge dust cloud. I mean there were parts everywhere, by far the worst car accident i have ever seen in my life, and it was right in front of us. So we immediately pull over (along with the two cars that were in front of us), and everyone goes running towards the car. I was sure someone was dead, come to find out that when we ran up there was two people coming out fo the car perfectly fine (the two asian kids in the pic). Thank god everyone was okay. I have never seen an accident before where the engine comes out fo the car.
    here are the pics (this is after we cleaned everything up and out of the road). Toyota, or what is left of it anyways:

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  2. Sep 15, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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    badguybuster

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    WOW! THE ENGINE FELL OUT! HOLY SHIT!
     
  4. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:12 PM
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    thecoldone06

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    Damn! :eek: Glad they were ok. Do you know what caused it? Looks like the spare blew out.
     
  5. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:15 PM
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    Apple X C0re

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    Thats one way to pull a motor I guess.. It even landed straight up.
     
  6. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:15 PM
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    BrokenTusk

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  7. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:16 PM
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    Andrew H

    Andrew H What is this "search" you speak of?

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    damn. of all the mvas ive been on i have never seen the entire engine laying next to the car.
     
  8. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:17 PM
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    MyToyTaco

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    wonder if it had to do with them riding on a spare?
     
  9. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:21 PM
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    2005 Motor mounts? Damn, I've never seen anyone rip the motor out like that and I've seen some pretty bad wrecks.
     
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    How fast were they going?

    Rofl even the battery flew out!
     
  12. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:26 PM
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    that's a full size, just no hub cab
     
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    they had to b goin hella fast or something, cause i was goin about 100 and flipped 7 times and my engine and battery stayed in the car
     
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    hot damn...surprising that they walked away from that!
     
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    I have been really impressed with toyota safety inside the cage. My son recently wrecked my 05 tundra, pretty bad spin out on rainy highway, and destroyed the front engine area and bed but he and his pregnant wife were not injured in the cab.
     
  16. Sep 15, 2010 at 12:37 PM
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    and that is the spare, you can see in the pictures right through the alloy wheel.
     
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    I thought you could to but looking back, it is just the hubcap. :eek:
     
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    ha, yeah i was there. It is 100% not a spare
     
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    I bet they were happy to have side curtain air bags for that ride.. Lots of lucky people out there that's for sure!
     

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