Pony Fire Crew Carrier Near Miss 2016

In this "Near Miss" incident, the road curves and an object (water bottle) rolls from under your driver’s seat toward the control pedals. You try to kick the bottle out of the way and the vehicle (Crew Carrier) veers onto the road's shoulder. The brakes are applied. The skidding vehicle stays on the shoulder for some distance before the correction takes it back onto the pavement.

But now there is no control. The Crew Carrier skids sideways over to the opposite side of the road and farther down the pavement where it does a 180-degree turn and crashes into the bank backwards—stopping on the side of the road it started on, now facing the wrong direction. Fortunately, there were no oncoming vehicles and the Crew Carrier did not flip over on its side. The eight occupants—the driver and passenger in the cab and six folks in the back of the carrier—had minor injuries—bumps and bruises. All eight people were seated with their seatbelts fastened. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the bumper, tires, and tail light. The Fleet Manager will inspect the suspension to see if any unseen additional vehicle damage might have occurred.

RLS, Driving, Vehicle Incident or Accident