According to foreign media reports, on Saturday local time, a jet stunt truck lost control, exploded and crashed during an air show in Battle Creek, Michigan. The driver died on the spot. The police and local fire department are currently investigating the cause of the accident.
Batter Cree Police in Michigan confirmed in a statement that the accident was a custom-made truck named SHOCKWAVE, equipped with three jet engines , which was traveling at more than 300 miles per hour on the runway of the Butter Cree Executive Airport. Travel at speed. At the time of the incident, there was an air show and fireworks display at the local air show. The accident occurred around 1:10 p.m. According to video shot by air show attendee Mike Westra, the truck raced with two planes and accelerated on the runway before the truck spun out of control and exploded before crashing. Audiences at the scene said that the thick smoke and fire seen in the video were part of the fireworks display and had nothing to do with the accident.
It is understood that after the incident, the emergency rescue personnel on standby at the airport responded quickly. "In less than a minute or two, they started pouring water on the fire." After the truck exploded, the air show was immediately suspended and subsequent processes Cancel.
The driver who died in the accident, Chris Darnell, had just turned 40 a month ago. Darnell’s father, Neil Darnell, wrote in a statement that the accident was “due to "Mechanical failure". Neil said: "We are very sad. Everyone who knew him liked him very much. Chris loved the air show industry very much."
Jiupai News intern reporter Chen Mengting
[Source: Jiupai News]
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