'It's no big deal': Wheels fly off truck leaving path of destruction along busy road that 'could've killed someone'
A path of destruction was left behind on a busy road north-west of Adelaide after two wheels came flying off a tip truck and smashed straight into a parked car.
Witnesses of the incident said it was lucky no-one was killed, but the driver of the truck told 7 News ‘it’s no big deal’.
“It's just something that happens mate. It's no big deal,” he said.
On Addison Road in Pennington, witness Laurie Deruvo heard the destruction before he saw it.
“Turned around, heard this massive bang and a tyre went flying straight across there, hit that fence over there,” he told 7 News.
Before it disfigured the fence, it hit a parked car, destroying its taillight and bumper.
As the truck went to brake, a second wheel came flying off and smacked into a wall.
The rear axle dragged along the road for about seventy metres before the truck eventually came to a stop, leaving its tracked embedded in the road.
The driver said the sudden malfunction was a shock.
“You don't expect that to happen while you're driving."
The men driving the truck scrambled to pick up the pieces left behind on the road, but insisted it wasn’t a big deal.
“Nothing to worry about. It's all good. It's all part of it,” another one of the workers said.
Saro Barbaro saw the accident unfold and said it was lucky no-one was killed.
“Lucky there was no one around because it's a busy street. Lucky there was no cars coming, no kids,” he said.
“It could've killed someone, easy."
A police car that was passing by was flagged down by witnesses, but they failed to stay more than a few minutes leaving the members of the public to clean up the scene.
Residents believe the company that owns the truck should invest more time and money into the upkeep of their vehicles.
“When they're dealing with heavy machinery they should, you know, keep maintenance on them regularly you know? Because someone could've died from this," Mr Barbaro said.
News break – February 25
