Driveway mishap crunches Corolla

The Toyota as Chelsea found it in the owners driveway

The owner of this white Toyota Corolla wagon had a nasty surprise in store on Wednesday (28/11/82010) morning when a huge branch from a neighbours tree broke away in the wind and crashed down onto the car in the property driveway.

No, what a  feeling

The Chelsea crew were called to the property in Brixton Street, Bonbeach initially as a tree down, traffic hazard, usually indicating a tree covering the road; however, in this case it was only a traffic hazard for a single vehicle.

The job had some tricky moments due to the position of the tree

The job was a little tricky as the branch was far from stable. With parts of the branch and top foliage resting on the car and the balance of the limb still moving, acro props were used to keep the main branch in place while the smaller branches  were trimmed from the car.

Trimming foliage to see the wood for the trees

The tree was propped to stabilize the weight

Once the offending branch was clear of the car, the vehicle was carefully reversed out of the driveway and out from under the branch. Once this was done, the job of getting the rest of the branch down got underway.

Delicate cuts to clear the car

Cutting the branch into manageable size pieces

With the entire branch now down on the ground it was simply a matter of cutting it up into manageable pieces for removal.

The damage to the car after the branch was removed

The car suffered damage to the roof , bonnet and wing and the windscreen was smashed. The team from Chelsea SES  were on scene for a little over an hour with 4 members and Chelsea Rescue 3.

Many thanks to member Allan Crompton for the terrific pictures.