Due to the rains and strong wind, a giant maple crashed into a moving delivery bus in Čiekurkalns, Riga, breaking the power lines, reports “Degpunkta”.
In Čiekurkalns, a strong wind knocked down a maple that grew on the first line of Čiekurkalns, near the 54th house. A giant tree landed on the driveway and caught a Volkswagen Crafter truck driving down the street at the time, carrying food for the kindergarten. The driver was saved from serious injuries by a quick reaction. Noticing the falling tree, he braked sharply.
“It simply came to my notice then. I just stepped aside a little. Here’s the blow, another power cord is hanging on my car. It’s good that you couldn’t get closer, otherwise you would have hit the windshield. Yes, just a few centimeters and fall on the cab. But what with that cord, how did it fall? He’s live, so I was in the risk zone, “says the head of Volkswagen Crafter.
Fortunately, there were no pedestrians or other motorists nearby at this time.
The falling maple also caught the wooden exterior door of the opposite house, thoroughly damaging it, but it later became clear that the building was uninhabited.
Firefighters and electricians arrived at the scene to deal with the aftermath of the devastation and, most importantly, to disconnect the power and safely unplug the power cord.
After about an hour, the power supply was restored, but the carriageway was released.
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