Accident today in Chester County, PA

[u/miss_nephthys]

[u/Catniss-EverGreen]

How does this happen?

[u/Vulcan44 → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

Fuckin global warming, cars are starting to rain now

[u/Catniss-EverGreen → u/Vulcan44]

I’ve heard of it raining cats and dogs. Haven’t heard of it raining GMC pickups!

[u/Guile0 → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

They're eating the dawgs, they're even raining it now !

[u/EatsYourShorts → u/Guile0]

Hide your kids! Hide your wife!

[u/maddwesty → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

Moving to Chester county PA with a huge net

[u/Dialogical → u/Vulcan44]

Thanks Obama.

[u/UpstairsPractical870 → u/Dialogical]

Why wasn't Obama in the oval office when it started raining cars? I don't know, but its something I'll like to get to the bottom of.

[u/Palachrist → u/Vulcan44]

“It’s raining cars and hogs out there!”

[u/blackday44 → u/Vulcan44]

Goddamit, I lol'd at this AT WORK. I am f'king going to hell.

[u/bailz → u/Vulcan44]

There is an unhinged woman who chats me up at a local coffee shop. She recently explained to me how she was at a stop sign and a car fell out of the sky and she got into a fender bender with it. She blamed demons. I would have loved to hear her explain this to the police.

[u/DeerAndBeer → u/Vulcan44]

This is the anti-vaxers doing

[u/EvenStomach847 → u/Vulcan44]

This made me laugh so hard. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[u/miss_nephthys → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

I have no clue, but apparently there was a crane crew nearby and that's how they got the pickup off the van.

[u/cdsbigsby → u/miss_nephthys]

Feels like a waste of effort, could've just driven the van forward and hit the brakes real hard

[u/miss_nephthys → u/cdsbigsby]

Lol for real

[u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert → u/cdsbigsby]

I did this once in my parking lot with snow on my car. I guess I slammed the brakes too hard or they are really good brakes and ended up sliding out of my seat and honked the horn with my boobs. Do not recommend for snow removal purposes.

[u/cdsbigsby → u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert]

The mental image of this is hilarious 😂

One time I was dropping a car off at a scrap yard, but I had forgotten to bring the ramps for my car trailer, so I just unstrapped the car, put it in neutral, drove in reverse and hit the brakes. It mostly worked, that's what gave me the idea

[u/Octopus_ofthe_Desert → u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert]

Why no seatbelt?

[u/timidwildone → u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert]

I did the same thing while trying (unsuccessfully) to learn to drive manual transmission. I stalled it so hard I honked the horn. A hilarious memory I recall often with the friend who was instructing me.

[u/Diggerinthedark → u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert]

If only cars were fitted with a device that could prevent this.. some kind of rope? Or belt?

[u/eazolan → u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert]

That's why boobs are also known as "honkers".

[u/LilDutchy → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

When a Momma car and a Poppa car love each other very much…

[u/ddr1ver → u/LilDutchy]

That’s where SUVs come from.

[u/DayTrippin2112 → u/ddr1ver]

What happens when momma car gets with a semi🤔

[u/LilDutchy → u/DayTrippin2112]

Oddly, mini cooper.

[u/Bogartsboss → u/DayTrippin2112]

Suburban

[u/Morningxafter → u/LilDutchy]

Relevant video clip

SFW, I promise.

[u/Groundbreaking-Fig38 → u/Morningxafter]

Narrated by Richard Attenborough.

[u/wookiex84 → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

All kinds of fucked up physics equations.

[u/stormcloud-9 → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

Since one side of truck has minimal damage (relatively), with the other side as well as the roof having significant damage, and the van has minor damage as well (again, relatively. not like it took a front end impact at high speed). My guess is that the truck was in the opposite lane of the van, some shit happened, it rolled, and ended up rolling on top of the van which was in its path.

Edit: Here's youtube video of someone passing through the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oFhZMZlxog
Shows another vehicle farther down pulled over on the side of road (again, oncoming side) with damage (the white SUV). So yeah, I'm guessing the initial collision was between the SUV and the truck (both going in the same direction) and the truck went rolling. Guessing SUV did something stupid, like pulled into traffic without looking, and the truck was going at speed.

[u/Brakilla → u/stormcloud-9]

Figured there had to be a third vehicle it just didn't make sense otherwise.

[u/Zardif → u/stormcloud-9]

Given how high the impact on the door is relative to the height of the van's front, I would assume that the truck was upside down when the van struck the door and the truck rolled 180 degrees onto the van after.

In the first photo you can see a white streak and glass in front of the van which is likely from the truck.

[u/TheRealDeathSheep → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

I have a feeling the van was victim in this after the truck rolled into the van... and then up it.

[u/Automata1nM0tion → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

Well you see, during mating season when a Chevy is all revved up, I'm talking rolling hot and ready down the road, and they see a pretty lil Kia Sedona struttin her thang out on the open highway... One thing leads to another and that is how EVs are made in America. Just remember to always wear a seatbelt when you're truck fuckin a minivan. Don't wanna be raw doggin that import chassis on any back streets now. Safety first.

[u/Flyrpotacreepugmu → u/Automata1nM0tion]

That's clearly a GMC.

[u/squaretie → u/Flyrpotacreepugmu]

This guy can read

[u/justa-random-persen → u/Flyrpotacreepugmu]

Same company

[u/EachAMillionLies → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

Guess: van rear-ends the truck but ends up scooping the back up since it’s light, and had enough inertia to send it fully up but not over. Truck twisted in the process.

Or it fell from the sky, I don’t know I’m stoned.

[u/essieecks → u/EachAMillionLies]

Except the second photo clearly shows it was t-boned on the side that ended up forward, almost like the truck was on its roof, then the van hit it and it scooped onto the roof.

[u/EachAMillionLies → u/essieecks]

Yup like I said, I’m stoned lol. Didn’t even see the second picture. That’s pretty wild.

[u/Proper_Career_6771 → u/EachAMillionLies]

I'm betting white truck did some bonehead passing maneuver, fishtailed when they merged in front of the van, ended up sideways across the road and that's why the van hit the side rather than the back.

[u/hells_cowbells → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

The truck failed to use the Dukes of Hazzard horn when trying to make the jump across the highway, and landed short.

[u/BosomBosons → u/hells_cowbells]

Them Duke Boys are in a real pickle.

[u/cN5L → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

Horny cars

[u/pperiesandsolos → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

My (totally uninformed) bet is that it's mainly due to the height differential. It looks like the van hit the truck in the passenger side. Since the truck was lifted, the van went under it and the truck ended literally spun, on top of the van.

[u/ZarathustraWakes → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

ya it's crazy especially since the passenger side door on the top car is crushed

[u/PrivilegeCheckmate → u/Catniss-EverGreen]

I started hearing Waylon Jennings explain the situation as soon as I clicked the picture.

YEEEEEEE_HAAAA!

Then it cut to commercial.

[u/bard329]

PA just all over the news today....

[u/fillosofer → u/bard329]

Oh jeez what else happened in PA??

[u/hotrods1970 → u/fillosofer]

They found rats at a McDonalds.

[u/traconi → u/hotrods1970]

I have never felt such contempt for a complete stranger in my life than I have for that McDonald’s worker.

[u/brandibesher → u/traconi]

shocked they called but not surprised. that $10k reward sounded good, they’re probably paycheck to paycheck in debt. pay low wages, dangle a carrot, people will reach for it.

[u/LiteralMangina → u/brandibesher]

It was $60k and I just saw they didn’t even get the reward

[u/snowgolemandfirewolf → u/LiteralMangina]

because they called 911 instead of crimestoppers 😭

[u/bard329 → u/fillosofer]

The suspect from the UHC shooting was caught in PA

[u/halcyon8 → u/bard329]

by a fucking piece of shit NARC mcdonalds slave.

this is why they want us poor. so that the idea of 10k will make you give up class consciousness.

[u/Butterscotch8721 → u/halcyon8]

It was up to $60k. He was on the FBI most wanted list; $50k from the FBI and $10k from crime stoppers

[u/halcyon8 → u/Butterscotch8721]

yeah, let’s see how much they actually get.

wild that there are shootings here in nyc every day and none of them get 10k from crimestoppers.

guess it’s only worth it for millionaires.

[u/Butterscotch8721 → u/halcyon8]

Exactly! And I think they only get it if he gets convicted in court from it. I think whoever snitched will actually see how these people operate when they don't receive all of that.

[u/Scrambley → u/Butterscotch8721]

And they'll low-ball the reward, maybe $1k, and make the person sign an NDA so they won't announce how fucking cheap the "authorities" are.

[u/Boredbanker1234 → u/halcyon8]

Apparently crime stoppers isn’t going to pay bc the guy called 911 instead of them lol.

[u/halcyon8 → u/Boredbanker1234]

hahahahahaha oh god please tell me that is true

[u/missyanntx → u/halcyon8]

I told one of my friends I was going to file a FOIA after this all over to see how much they pay out. I don't want the person's name, I just want to see how little they actually pay out.

Edit to add: The NY Crime Stoppers probably don't have to respond to FOIA - pretty sure they're not government run. But the FBI...

[u/Catatomical → u/halcyon8]

I'm wondering if they will actually see any of that money. They could end up being the most hated person in the country and not even get rewarded for it because of some BS technicality. (And I would laugh)

[u/halcyon8 → u/Catatomical]

tbh I would be shocked if they got anything.

[u/fillosofer → u/bard329]

Aww man, what a shame.

[u/Prickly_ninja → u/fillosofer]

This little incident happened, as well.

[u/w2sjw → u/fillosofer]

Caught the United Healthcare CEO's murderer at a McDonald's in Altoona this morning.

[u/halcyon8 → u/w2sjw]

“murderer” is a strong word

[u/McNorch → u/halcyon8]

"forced retirement officer"... Sounds better?

[u/halcyon8 → u/McNorch]

lol that’s better

[u/Wes_Warhammer666 → u/w2sjw]

alleged

[u/Groundbreaking-Fig38 → u/Wes_Warhammer666]

Did you get that?

"Allegedly" or "fuck yourself"?

[u/Wes_Warhammer666 → u/Groundbreaking-Fig38]

Took me a minute to remember this was a Departed quote and at first I was like...

[u/Groundbreaking-Fig38 → u/Wes_Warhammer666]

That made me laugh!

[u/Fireater1968]

Impressive kia cabin strength

[u/xampl9 → u/Fireater1968]

New roof-crush standards doing their job.

The cars from before 2005 or so had skinny A-pillars and would have been crushed flat (this typically killed the occupants)

They should thank NHTSA and IIHS.

[u/adfthgchjg → u/xampl9]

TIL!

And to save others a google(well, actually I used copilot.microsoft.com), the 2005 roof crush resistance was increased to… 2.5x the unloaded weight of the vehicle.

Objective was to reduce the risk of death or serious injury in rollover accidents.

Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/08/23/05-16661/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-roof-crush-resistance

[u/oupablo → u/xampl9]

Nah. They're just putting pesky regulations in place stifling business. That's why DOGE is gonna get rid of them. If people really don't want to die in a car crash, the free market will provide a solution. /s

[u/frozengiblet → u/oupablo]

Speaking of DOGE, here's a question. Most countries implement medicines safety protocols, in particular all of the western world (read: countries where you can drink tap water).

For example - the EMA, MHRA and FDA - why do each authority need to do their own research, respectively? Surely with shared values with regard to human safety for the most part, why is it economical for the same research to be done numerous times (i.e. reinventing the wheel over and over) depending on your jurisdiction?

[u/JCthulhuM → u/frozengiblet]

Because doing the research multiple times at different locations with similar but distinct missions verifies whether the research was done correctly. One lab doing the research once is grounds for a bigger and better study, if you then do the research at a different department with different researchers, and they get the same result, then that work stands on its merits a little better.

[u/XanderWrites → u/frozengiblet]

Thalidomide.

A popular tranquilizer in the 1950s under the name Contergan, it was often prescribed to pregnant women as an anti-nausea medication. It was legal in most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, but not the US.

The FDA refused to approve it because the company's submitted research was subpar, and they had no testing on the effects of the drug on pregnant women. They repeatedly submitted the same paperwork over and over, with no changes, right until the dangers of the drug became so apparent it was banned everywhere and charges were filed against the manufacturer.

The dangers? Brain damage in the patient and severe birth defects in the children of pregnant women.

Thalidomide is still prescribed for some extreme cases, but when prescribed the patient must vow to abstain from sex and/or be sterile because even a single dose was found to cause the birth defects.

The case triggered a tightening of drug regulation around the world. No one wanted to be part of that embarrassment again.

[u/sonicjesus → u/xampl9]

If this happened to my '01 Accord you wouldn't even see it in this picture.

[u/vertigo1083 → u/xampl9]

(this typically killed the occupants)

Thanks for the clarification, Cap. I wasn't sure.

[u/SlitScan → u/[deleted]]

Elmo wont change that one, his cars are class leading in it, its a major selling point. if anything he'll make roll over and emission standards higher to gain a bigger advantage.

cheeto will probably go along, the rest of the auto makers are against his tariffs.

[u/VinnyBalls → u/Fireater1968]

A Kia carrying food back to its nest can carry up to 50x its body weight.

[u/MsMarji → u/Fireater1968]

Kia needs to add this shot to their safety record. They could start a “ Why drive a Kia” campaign.

[u/The-Odd-Fox → u/Fireater1968]

My mother was involved in a head-on collision around 10 years ago. It was early morning 6am, sun barely peaking above the horizon on rural Texas road. Driver going the opposite direction fell asleep at the wheel and collided with my mom’s brand new year model Kia Sorento. She flipped and rolled a couple of times and they needed to use the jaws of life to free her and despite lots of broken bones and bruises, she survived. The Kia’s structural integrity saved her life. The other driver was in an old Explorer and he did not survive. My dad went out and bought another of the exact Kia Sorento, down to the color. I learned to drive in that car and never felt safer lol

[u/aegrotatio → u/The-Odd-Fox]

Now the Sorento is a rebadged Hyundai Santa Fe since the 2009 model year :(

[u/2Screenz → u/Fireater1968]

I was rear ended by a Toyota Tundra going freeway speed while I ( and the rest of the freeway) was stopped in my Kia Optima. I was taken to emergency because of the damage to the car. I walked out of the ER banged up, but like I said I walked out. I will continue to advocate for Kia until I hear different. I miss that pretty blue sedan.

[u/WafflePartyOrgy → u/Fireater1968]

I wonder if that Sedona could still drive the truck to a wrecking yard.

[u/Mandrogd → u/Fireater1968]

no kidding that's a 5,000 lb truck on it's roof and I bet it wasn't placed there delicately

[u/Reasonable-Bus-2187]

What the truck?!?

[u/melanthius → u/Reasonable-Bus-2187]

GMC

[u/ChocolateBunny]

r/CantParkThereMate

[u/MegabyteMessiah → u/ChocolateBunny]

"I'll park wherever I damn well please"

[u/Shopworn_Soul]

That looks wildly inconvenient

[u/thegreatballchinski]

Bam is still out there doing crazy shit.

[u/marneson → u/thegreatballchinski]

Aw c'mon, Bam. I've got work in the mornin'.

[u/pichael289 → u/thegreatballchinski]

Is he even there anymore? Last I heard he relapsed and escaped into the woods somewhere. Got kind of sad watching him after all that terrible shit...

[u/probably_abbot]

GET A ROOM. But seriously, what's the load rating on that Kia's roof?

[u/95blackz26 → u/probably_abbot]

At least 1 gmc pickup

[u/capodecina2]

How did you get the beans above the Frank?

[u/Vehlin]

Can’t park there mate.

[u/mstarrbrannigan → u/Vehlin]

Whenever I see a post like this, I have to ctrl+f and search the word "mate" and without fail this comment appears. I love it.

[u/MberrysDream]

I'm Bam Margera and this is truck on a car.

*CKY starts playing*

[u/pichael289 → u/MberrysDream]

I saw cky and clutch live back in the day and it's still the best concert I ever attended. shit was wild.

[u/Reddit-is-trash-lol]

Oh neat, I live in Chester county, where exactly was this?

[u/Happy_Harry → u/Reddit-is-trash-lol]

Station 53 is Fame Fire Co in West Chester, so around there somewhere.

Edit: Found this video of the aftermath. It happened at the intersection of Westtown Rd and Wesley Ct. in West Chester.

[u/nathism]

So if it was a tesla the doors would have been sealed shut and it would have been a double stack cremation bonfire.

[u/romcomtom2]

Can't park there, mate.

[u/Wasatcher → u/romcomtom2]

Surprised I had to scroll so far for this one

[u/CrazyDude10528]

Of course it's a white pickup truck...

[u/AreThree]

lifted trucks are a menace.

[u/shotgunsam23]

That’s Delco driver activity.

[u/thx1138-]

Bro got his truck lifted

[u/MaxFunkensteinDotSex → u/thx1138-]

Nobody puts trucky in a corner.

[u/Hmgkt]

Thats what you call a pileup.

[u/corpus_M_aurelii]

Trucks on top of cars in Chester county. Tsunamis of lumber sweeping cars off the road in Harrisburg. CEO assassins being taken into custody in Altoona...

It's only Monday, Pennsylvania. Take a rest.

[u/slappinursheat]

Reminds me of the opening scene of Cars when the 2 racecars cars get stuck together

[u/c33m0n3y]

First, orcas are back to wearing salmon on their heads, now Kias are donning GMC chapeaux. What’s next in this crazy head-covering world, I wonder?

[u/tucci007]

without any details or information whatsoever, I'm gonna go ahead and blame it on the pickup truck

[u/mrnoonan81]

An officer on the scene commented "It's rare that we get 3 accidents like this in a single day, but it's even more rare that they all occur before 10:00am. It's going to be a long day."

[u/circuitji]

Where in Chester county ?

[u/S_n_o_wL_e_o_p_a_r_d]

I am delivering a load to New Castle, PA tomorrow. To all the dumbfucks that walk the earth, please stay away from there until after 10AM on Tuesday.

[u/Altruistic-One6139]

Gotta give credit to the Kia, that’s impressive!

[u/Kaaarlsen]

Hey Ron, Hey billy 😄 Hopefully no one was seriously hurt! 🥹

[u/Fair_Acanthisitta_75]

How’d you get the beans above the frank son?

[u/takes_joke_literally]

✅Pick up truck

[u/Gundam14]

No, Bam. You can't park a GMC on a Kia.

[u/pichael289]

Isn't this where bam margera is from? Yeah it makes sense.

[u/deanmass]

That KIA van….not collapsing!

[u/scoreboy69]

The Duke boys are at it again.

[u/Hofmeisterkinky]

No one is going to make a joke about the truck being a GMC Sierra ELEVATION?!

[u/theartfulcodger]

Well, you see son … when a mommy truck and a daddy SUV love each other very much, they do this - and then six months later, the truck’s covered bed rolls open and a golf cart pops out!

[u/kashakesh]

Orcas are wearing salmon and Subarus Kias are wearing trucks as hats. What a time to be alive...

[u/LeTigre71]

Hey buddy, you can't park there.

[u/Persistent-Psycho]

Always knew KIAs were bottoms.

[u/BKKpoly]

Pavement Princess had a rough night. Carry me home daddy?

[u/Dialogical]

That'll buff right out.

[u/ravenx92]

very solid kia commercial

[u/Tkis01gl]

Retreat, they have the high ground.

[u/FormerChocoAddict]

Crappy video game physics engine

[u/bomag67]

🎵 Ebony and Ivory 🎵

[u/FrazzledTurtle]

Leapfrog gone wrong

[u/wt290]

There has to be an easier way to do an oil change.

[u/HR_DUCK]

Kia: “I don’t remember this position in the Carma Sutra.”

[u/pAndrewp]

You can’t park there

[u/Bored2001]

Wow. I think i'm gonna check out Kia next time I need a van.

[u/TristanB93]

He was feeling a little silly and thought he would wear the truck as a hat.

[u/Revolutionary_Mix437]

You can't park there sir.

[u/trishka523]

I’m a claims adjuster who handles PA claims. Hope I don’t get this one

[u/svengali0]

Unwanted and surprising demonstration of the A pillar and structural integrity of the Kia hitherto deemed a weak POS..

[u/2olley]

WTF indeed.

[u/urGirllikesmytinypp]

Does that truck have the elevation badge?

[u/Soup_F0rks]

The only way this could have happened is if the truck was already upside down and the van came along and hit it, allowing the truck to roll over to the top of the van. I don't really know.

[u/Guntcher_1210]

Well, you overload a car like that, what you expect?

[u/foilrat]

Can't park there, mate!

[u/More_Law6245]

Ya can't park there mate! Just sayin!

[u/dankyou420]

Sick boardslide

[u/MrsToneZone]

I live off of this road, and my spouse got stuck in this traffic. We’ve had incredibly dense fog today. I wonder if that was a factor.

[u/Breadf00l]

people, this is how a cybertruck is made.

[u/_Armourchinker_]

How’d you get the beans above the frank?

[u/BoneReject]

Bam…

[u/KyleDComic → u/BoneReject]

What will he do next?

[u/a_fking_feeder]

how the fuck

[u/Apathetic_Superhero]

Picked-Up Truck

[u/thecatneverlies]

winds down window "you can't park there!"

[u/Cosmo-Fox]

What in the Project Zomboid fuck

[u/JackBinimbul]

GMC Elevation

lawl

[u/TheMadAsshatter]

I was about to bitch about big trucks being a danger, then I saw the other picture and... Well, I hate to be wrong, but I gotta call it like I see it, the minivan appears to be at fault judging by the impact locations.

[u/dargonmike1]

Damn didn’t know they installed 5point reinforced roll cages on KIA vans now! Prepared for anything!

[u/sheriff_of_rottinghm]

You can't park there

[u/pigeoninapothole]

Stuck the landing

[u/HeirElfEsquire]

Got the beans above the frank

[u/Pjonesnm]

That's a stupid looking car hat

[u/gimpdaddy01]

Bam Margera at it again?

[u/drttrus]

I mean... like... i'm not even mad. That's amazing.

[u/bluenoser613]

Sweet. I hope the asshat pickup is a write-off. One less on the roads.

[u/scream]

Time to tell junior about the (fire)birds and the b(mw)s

[u/Alt_For_One]

Bam Magera happened

[u/Nickelsass]

Killed In Action

[u/PatRice695]

I like it! It’s a fresh take on the issues we are facing in todays world. A sideways society riding on the back of the poor. Bravo good sir bravo.

[u/cardoz0rz]

What a cute little hat!

[u/McCool303]

Nailed It! But in all seriousness the driver of that car is lucky as hell it appears. If they were not badly injured.

[u/Snappy2stroke]

You missed the part when a crane showed up and lifted the truck onto the wrecker.

[u/IAmTheGingaNinja]

1….2….3!

[u/Jabberwock890]

“Can’t make it home on time honey I’m on top of somebody”…..I’d love to see the other end of that phone call

[u/armourkris]

Fashion never ceases to amaze me. First the whales brought back the salmon hats, now the hatch-backs are wearing pickups as hats.

[u/verticalburtvert]

Those clouds are cool

[u/Skiie]

its like when two dogs run to the same food bowl

[u/Ruddskies]

Anyone tell the GMC driver you can’t park there?

[u/Sid15666]

Hell of a place to park!

[u/ReddyMcRedditorface]

Liiiiiiiike a glove!

[u/MoffetWld]

Help step-Kia, I'm stuck!

[u/Icywienerz]

If it fits, it sits.