Recently, a surveillance camera captured the ** of a Montreal municipal snowplow truck crashing into a number of cars. A family living in the area demanded an apology from the city** for the incident.
Earlier this week, Montreal was hit by a heavy snowstorm, and the collision occurred during this period, according to GlobalNews. The family's Tesla and one of the vans were badly damaged and likely to be scrapped.
At 8:30 a.m. that morning, my neighbor rang the doorbell and said that our car had been hit," said Vince Confuorti, a resident of Saint-Laurent.
Coufuorti, his wife and three sons went out on Monday morning to find that both their van and Tesla had been badly damaged. Both cars have deep dents and scratches on the sides. The van's windows burst due to the impact, causing snow to accumulate inside.
It makes me sad," Coufuorti said. He bought this Tesla only a few months ago. One of the mirrors was also knocked off. The city of Montreal was hit by a 30-centimeter snowfall and immediately suspected that it was a snow plow. And the camera on the Tesla recorded the evidence at that time. A large snowplow can be seen hitting the vehicle while pushing the snow to the side of the road.
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I was very depressed," Coufuorti said describing how he felt when he saw the footage. Their neighbor's surveillance camera also captured the collision. And the neighbor's car was also hit.
They complained to the city, but they didn't get much attention," he said. Members of the family posted on social media and were quickly taken on and quickly went viral.
On Instagram and TikTok, I feel that the number of times of the two ** has almost reached 10 million," explains Carla Coyne, Coufuorti's wife.
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While their insurance will cover all damages, they insist that the vehicles are legally parked.
We have lived here for 25 years. It has always been so. You can park on that street all the time, unless they're clearing snow, and that's not in the case of clear snow. Confuorti said. "They just shovel snow on the side of the road and then come a day or two later to clear the snow. ”
According to the City of Montreal**, the sign for the snow clearing mission is hung up the night before the snow is to be cleared, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If the snow clearing is to take place between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., the reminder sign will be hung up by 3 p.m. that day.
On Saturday, the mayor of the Saint-Laurent district, Alan de Sousa, said that a preliminary investigation carried out by the district *** determined that the snowplow that caused the damage was owned by a private contractor.
Whoever owned the snowgown, the family believed that the city had a responsibility to clean up the road.
When we started ***, we knew immediately that it was the responsibility of the city, and there was no doubt that they should apologize, or at least confirm that it was their fault. They made a mistake," said Confuorti. The family said the incident should serve as a warning to all residents to be extra cautious during snow clearing.
If a snowplow can hit four or five cars without knowing it, what about the safety of pedestrians or people on other roads?Coyne asked.