Explosion on Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. Posted as a safety warning. Mods please

[mrags]

1 minute ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

Canada to USA

That doesn’t appear to be correct. 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

Just now, mrags said:

That doesn’t appear to be correct. 

This is the problem with initial reports... hate not being in the know on the civilian side.

[PauleeeWalnuts]

Stay vigilant and safe up there my WNY and Canadian friends 

[mrags]

Just now, EasternOHBillsFan said:

This is the problem with initial reports... hate not being in the know on the civilian side.

I don’t know for sure. But I know the bridge very well. From the pictures, it appears to be on the us side. Unless the car blew through the gates completely 

[EasternOHBillsFan]

2 minutes ago, mrags said:

I don’t know for sure. But I know the bridge very well. From the pictures, it appears to be on the us side. Unless the car blew through the gates completely 

 

Should have just waited and said "I don't know"... just a sad and frenetic situation.

[Process]

So much false information out there hard to know what the truth is. 

[DrDawkinstein]

From US to Canada, confirmed

 

 

Definitely on purpose, you'd have to imagine a terrorist attack one way or another.

 

Didnt England just warn Canada about possible terrorist activity this week?

 

 

Edited November 22, 2023 by DrDawkinstein

[RiotAct]

8 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Unless the motive was to destroy the bridge and close the border.

would need to be some pretty damn high-octane explosives to do that!

[Dukestreetking]

I'll be very cautious in any comments.

 

Imagery only, not eyes on: some indications of VBIED. Not as big as some of you have encountered down range.

[HOUSE]

I am listening to the talking heads now

I know less every minute

[WEATHER DOT COM]

Based on reports so far, I think some moron was driving recklessly through the falls down Main (which happens quite often), swerved around a car at around 100 MPH, lost control, and went over/through the fence into the checkpoint area where it crashed and thus exploded. 

[SWATeam]

3 minutes ago, Bogie_Klinkhammer said:

I am listening to the talking heads now

I know less every minute

Just head over to PPP, they'll have it all figured out in no time.

[Simon]

The incident occurred shortly before noon when a car coming from the Canadian side of the border on the bridge connecting Canada to New York State went through the initial checkpoint passports and licenses are examined. The car was then was directed to another area for a secondary search, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

As the car was heading towards the secondary search area, an explosion occurred, the sources said. Authorities do not know what caused the explosion.

- CNN

5 minutes ago, WEATHER DOT COM said:

Based on reports so far, I think some moron was driving recklessly through the falls down Main (which happens quite often), swerved around a car at around 100 MPH, lost control, and went over/through the fence into the checkpoint area where it crashed and thus exploded. 

 

That seems most likely.

Seeing reports that it happened between a primary and secondary search area though.

[Mynamemike]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna126397

The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit the structure, caught on fire and exploded. An initial search did not find a secondary explosive or device, the law enforcement officials said, noting this was preliminary information. 

Authorities are investigating whether the crash was intentional.

[SoCal Deek]

11 minutes ago, Simon said:

The incident occurred shortly before noon when a car coming from the Canadian side of the border on the bridge connecting Canada to New York State went through the initial checkpoint passports and licenses are examined. The car was then was directed to another area for a secondary search, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

As the car was heading towards the secondary search area, an explosion occurred, the sources said. Authorities do not know what caused the explosion.

- CNN

 

That seems most likely.

Seeing reports that it happened between a primary and secondary search area though.

How is that possible when WGR has a firsthand eyewitness saying the car was coming down the street from the United States? 

[zow2]

News I'm watching now reports there was a car was spotted in a 7-Eleven parking lot, NY side, near border...and drove at a high rate of speed towards the toll booths.

[1ManRaid]

37 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

So from where was the car coming from? USA to Canada or Canada to USA? 

 

36 minutes ago, EasternOHBillsFan said:

 

Canada to USA

 

No, it looks like someone going the wrong way on what would normally be the US intake side.  Reports saying they saw a car going the wrong way at a high speed, and pictures show impact wreckage in the secondary inspection area in the direction of the booths.  Wreckage shows a wheel matching the turbine wheels from a Tesla Model Y.  Seems someone either got stopped at the border and sent in for an inspection where they tried to swing back around and race back in the direction they came from, or just someone making a break for the border in the wrong direction and exploded the Tesla in a high speed crash.

[JDubya76]

8 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

How is that possible when WGR has a firsthand eyewitness saying the car was coming down the street from the United States? 

Never trust anything a Bruins fan has to say. 

[SoCal Deek]

Just now, JDubya76 said:

Never trust anything a Bruins fan has to say. 

My thoughts exactly. 

[Jauronimo]

2 minutes ago, JDubya76 said:

Never trust anything a Bruins fan has to say. 

This is all a subterfuge to distract us from what a POS Milan Lucic is.