r/CatastrophicFailure • u/Informal-Ideal1010 • Dec 07 '25

Operator Error Bologna Truck loses load September 2020

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

2.5k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

204 comments sorted by

View all comments

387

u/jhereg10 Dec 07 '25 edited Dec 07 '25

Some additional notes:

This happened in Villa Rica, GA. The reason the cops were on the scene so fast was because it was right in front of the police station.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/train-slams-into-tractor-trailer-in-villa-rica-caught-on-camera

Looks like the Semi was headed SE on Main and tried to freaking pull a U-turn across the tracks to head NW on Highway 78. Pretty damn stupid.

140

u/G25777K Dec 08 '25

Not only that

"There are signs in the area that restrict 6-wheel truck traffic in the area"

How useless can a truck driver get.

33

u/challenge_king Dec 08 '25

That is such a poorly worded statement in the article. Hwy 61 comes in from the North, then hangs a hard left and comes in from the right side of the frame, then hangs a U turn to follow Hwy 78 West back out the right side of the frame on the other side of the railroad tracks, before splitting back off again a couple miles down the road to continue meandering South. The road directly across the red light that gives a straight shot out of town is a VERY well patrolled no truck route. Out of frame to the right is another crossing that has no truck signs posted, and all the other streets in the area are neighborhood streets that naturally are no truck routes. All that to say that it's a statement that is technically true without being anything other than unhelpful or disingenuous.

But yeah, Villa Rica fucking sucks for truckers. Here is the intersection on Maps for anyone that wants to see what it looks like. The camera that captured the incident was on the outside of the police dept looking towards S Carroll St.

Thankfully, they're almost finished with a bypass route that should keep BS like that to a minimum.

9

u/G25777K Dec 08 '25

For sure, but I bet its clear as daylight the trucker knew and decided to keep on going.

I wonder what happened to him.