2GO Cargo Truck Hits Low Hanging Power Lines

I was walking along and heard a noise. Lo and behold a huge cargo truck ran into a problem when it got snagged in some low hanging power lines. This event is the culmination of many things that have been documented on Philippinefails. That includes dangerously low hanging power lines and bad traffic. In this instance a cargo truck decided to take a detour through a narrow neighborhood street instead of navigating the proper route along all the busy roads. In the process the truck got entangled in some low hanging power lines.

I regret not taking a video but these pictures do tell the whole story. The truck got caught in the wires, one of the guys with the truck climbed on top and without gloves or any PPE removed the wires, and then the truck drove off. The wires also fell on a taxi which pulled forward so that the wires fell off. Imagine if the wires had been hot and he was electrocuted! Imagine if the entire truck had become electrified!

Everything about this situation is messed up but that is the Philippines. Maybe 2GO will be held accountable. Probably not and that is not the point of this post anyway. The point is to document Philippine fails and this is a doozy!

These pictures were taken on a Wednesday.  On Saturday I returned to see the aftermath and much to my surprise the wires had been lifted off the ground and placed back in the sky.

Maybe it's hard to tell but the wires are still hanging low. While that is a problem in and of itself the problem is exacerbated by any high clearance cargo trucks which might try to cut through this area. No cargo trucks should be cutting down this narrow lane in the first place. But every driver in the Philippines is looking for a shortcut.