Toronto police are trying to work out how an empty car ended up dangling from a bridge that spans the city’s busiest roadway Wednesday morning.
The site of the blue sedan swaying from a rope spooked commuters and baffled rescuers as they passed underneath the Millwood Overpass Bridge.
The vehicle’s windows all appeared to be missing with the interior burned out.
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The vehicle was dangling from a rope under a Toronto bridge
The puzzling site was at first thought to be a something left over from filming, however city officials looked into permits and none were made for the area, or the strange stunt
The car could be seen from the roadway in the distance puzzling commuters
‘At this time, it is believed this incident was intended as a prank,’ Const. Caroline de Kloet said, according to CTVNews. ‘This incident resulted in the use of significant resources that were not available to attend to genuine emergency calls for service.’
First police believed it was from a movie shoot, but checked and there was no such authorized filming in the area, and no permits in relation to such a stunt.
If it was a prank, it was a dangerous one. A southbound lane of the Don Valley Parkway was blocked at Millwood Road.
The sedan dangled 650 feet away from a busy parkway.
The car could be seen ob traffic cameras spinning in the wind.
Police and emergency services checked the area before they were able to determine they were able to cut the car down safely and without incident.
Firefighters cut the rope and dropped the vehicle to the ground just before 10am, it was unclear how long it had been suspended from the bridge.
Mayor John Tory was equally perplexed when he saw the car dangling in the breeze.
Once the area was safely assessed the emergency responders were able to begin the process of cutting it down
The car crashed down safely without incident, with the main theory being that it may have ended up in the bizarre position as a result of a prank
A similar prank happened in 2008, when University of British Columbia engineering students were allegedly involved in hanging a Volkswagen from the Lions Gate Bridge
‘When I was shown the pictures I was just shaking my head in disbelief that it could have happened,’ he said. ‘If it’s a prank, then obviously the law should apply to people who are doing things like that.’
Back in 2008, in a similar incident, CTVNews reported that University of British Columbia engineering students were believed to be responsible for suspending a Volkswagen Beetle under the Lions Gate Bridge.