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Let's drive over a rickety bridge when the river is too high (i.gifer.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M] to c/whatcouldgowrong@lemm.ee
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[–] 114 points 3 years ago (11 children)

Did I just watch someone die?

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  • [–] 85 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

    According to this the driver survived:

    https://news.sky.com/story/truck-driver-takes-on-flooded-suspension-bridge-and-loses-12362557

    Happened in the village of Uryum in Eastern Russia.

    probable location in google maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B010'09.1%22N+118%C2%B007'00.0%22E/@53.1675162,118.1063825,2661m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d53.1691944!4d118.1166667?entry=ttu

    River is the Shilka river, a branch of the Amur river.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    It seems likely. That vehicle was just swallowed by a flooding river. It's technically possible the occupants escaped, but unlikely.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    I was hoping for a no, but thanks for the realistic analysis.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It's not easy for people to escape a submerged vehicle in still body of water, especially if the vehicle flips. Add in a raging river tumbling everything around, pushing everywhere... Even if you were able to escape the vehicle I don't think your chances of making it to shore from the middle would be good.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I think once you are on the surface, your chances rapidly grow, even when its cold water with a lot of current. You still only have to manage to get 20-30m to the side out of the strongest current. The way to the surface in time to not suffocate might be the problem, especially out of a wildly tumbling car that smashes against rocks and stuff in the riverbed while being hurled on by a powerful current.

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