Chevrolet of Berkshire Fire & Rescue recovered from Newbury to Brigade Workshops in Reading - Propshaft came off on the A34 and went through the windscreen of a following camper van !!
I always thought these enormous American rescue trucks were a rather odd choice for UK fire services, as their payload weight capacity and available storage space were so much less than similarly dimensional European chassis. The smaller Mercedes Vario eight ton van was used by numerous fire services Worldwide as a light rescue, and - although I have no proof - I seriously doubt if any of them cast off their prop shaft through the windscreen of another vehicle!
F291OGM Excalibur CBK bodied or
C206TDP Locomotors body
Added by Petros on 14 August 2025.