Tow gone wrong

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

2 locals were towing a Landcruiser ute with another towards Kalgoorlie for repairs. The lead (TOWING) LC ute suddenly came to a stop. Unfortunately, the driver of the TOWED vehicle didn't realize what was going on ahead of him. He abruptly swerved to miss his buddy and narrowly got around the now stationary LC. As he passed his mate the tow rope whipped the TOWING vehicle around causing the driver to be partially ejected from the car. He was scalped on the way out the window before being dragged 40 metres along the road until the vehicles finally came to rest.

The driver of the TOW vehicle is currently being repaired in hospital - yes, he is still alive. The driver of the TOWED vehicle declined to answer questions from the local constabulary. Work-Safe are enquiring as the vehicles belong to a local mining concern.

Yep, they're a bright bunch out here.

[williade Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close williade]

What a pair of clowns. Did they not have uhf radios? Didn't the driver of the tow vehicle not tell the towed vehicle driver he was stopping? Was the driver of the towed vehicle looking at his arse?

[Matty80 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Matty80]

sounds like there may have been a speed factor in that as well... Real bright...

[BigDog816 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BigDog816]

I agree speed, how fast were they going for him not to be able to pull up in time, and need 40m to pull up.

[kav Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close kav]

might have been a couple of doobs involved before the tow just for good measure , me thinks.

[eatlovelearn Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close eatlovelearn]

any photos or link ??

[big-trev Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close big-trev]

These fellows must be related to the brick layer from the jokes thread.

[Matty80 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Matty80]

Problem with cars these days is that everything is assisted, so there's a good chance that the TOW vehicle was lacking a little in the steering and braking areas. I can't remember what the recommended maximum tow speed is, but to have the TOW vehicle not be able to pull up and additionally rip the TOWING vehicle around is a decent rate of knots!

Reakon they warrant a mention in the back of the Darwin awards, for those that didn't die doing their stupid acts!