A fire truck is stuck under a bridge after being stolen in Winnipeg on Friday, November 29, 2019.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
November 29, 2019 - 4:30 PM
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg zapped a man with a stun gun and took him into custody after a suspect stole a fire truck and took it for a joyride through downtown.
Investigators say the fire truck was parked after responding to a medical call when it was taken.
Const. Rob Carver says police were called by an off-duty firefighter who noticed the long, red fire truck being driven with its lights flashing by a man in civilian clothing.
Police cruisers pursued the fire truck through the city as it drove into a park, crashed into another vehicle and into a utility pole.
Officers used two spike belts and the fire truck finally stopped underneath a bridge after its front tires were deflated, one nearly falling off.
Carver says he has never seen anything like it before and he's thankful no one was injured.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2019