Thread: Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment

He was searching for this thread but got the error,I think dundee tagged him here to save his search

you onto it Toby

Originally Posted by "www.witness.co.za

TO be promoted to captain in the army’s School of Armour, a lieutenant first has to drive a 28-wheel truck carrying an Olifant tank down Van Reenen’s pass.

During such a test on Friday night, a female lieutenant reportedly missed a gear and the brakes overheated, sending the truck careening down the pass. The driver remained calm and steered her run-away rig into a sand trap. But the momentum of the 50 ton tank on the back simply sent the truck ploughing right through the sand trap and up an incline. That’s where the heavy tank then fell off the truck, landing upside down in the northbound lane.

Spokesperson for the army, Colonel Sidney Zeeman, confirmed lieutenants of the School of Armour in Bloemfontein were busy with practical training for their driving and maintenance course. The female driver and an instructor were slightly injured during the crash. The army is now investigating the cause of the crash, Zeeman said. The army secured the scene and contractors lifted the tank on Saturday. The whole process took 10 minutes.

The Armoured Corps has been using the pass for decades to train drivers.

That was worth the wait. Thanks Ryan

Did they test her to see if she was tanked?

Great pics

Originally Posted by sako75

Did they test her to see if she was tanked?

Great pics

Tankfully nobody was hurt!

Anyone who's driven that pass knows that it's a white knuckle ride, particularly in bad weather.

did she get put over a barrel for it ,or did she get a barrelling?

Alright I will add my bit........."Bet there were skids elsewhere too"

Hey @Ryan, that first pic brought back lots of memories. We used to stay at the motel with those pyramid shaped bungalows each year on the way down to Marina beach on the south coast

Looks flat and straight, certainly better than any south island roads.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Looks flat and straight, certainly better than any south island roads.

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Looks can be deceiving.

It is a 2-lane, freeway pass which rises from 1105m ASL to 1768m at the summit over a distance of 36,3 km, producing a climb of 663 vertcal meters, it nontheless results in a moderate gradient of 1/54 with the steepest sections around 1:20. Like the Kaaimans River & Hex River Passes, this pass produces a fair portion of South Africas trucking accidents. Sheer volume is no doubt the primary reason for the high rate of accidents, but the pass also has a major drop in altitude. When bad weather arrives, things can get masty with heavy snowfalls occurring during the winter cycle. The pass will be temporarily closed to traffic at times.

Van Reenen's Pass, Drakensberg - Mountain Passes South Africa

Like the article says, it is the traffic that's the main thing, particularly in bad weather. @ebf Never stayed at the Wigwam Motel myself but passed by often enough. Wasn't there a Trek garage with a big zebra outside it somewhere nearby?

Originally Posted by Ryan

Looks can be deceiving.

It is a 2-lane, freeway pass which rises from 1105m ASL to 1768m at the summit over a distance of 36,3 km, producing a climb of 663 vertcal meters, it nontheless results in a moderate gradient of 1/54 with the steepest sections around 1:20. Like the Kaaimans River & Hex River Passes, this pass produces a fair portion of South Africas trucking accidents. Sheer volume is no doubt the primary reason for the high rate of accidents, but the pass also has a major drop in altitude. When bad weather arrives, things can get masty with heavy snowfalls occurring during the winter cycle. The pass will be temporarily closed to traffic at times.

Van Reenen's Pass, Drakensberg - Mountain Passes South Africa

Like the article says, it is the traffic that's the main thing, particularly in bad weather. @ebf Never stayed at the Wigwam Motel myself but passed by often enough. Wasn't there a Trek garage with a big zebra outside it somewhere nearby?

Not far off the gradient of the old west coast road. That is the flat bit on the way to west coast.

So pretty flat then

Who put that stump under the truck?

Originally Posted by Low box

Attachment 27059 Who put that stump under the truck?

If that was a new hilux/triton/dmax/navara/ranger/etc it'd have crumpled the sill, twisted the chassis and the engine probably would've fallen out. Instant write off