Truck driver records collision with giant fish falling from sky
A North Carolina trucker discovered Wednesday that road hazards might include large fish dropping from the sky.
The accompanying footage, captured via dash-cam on a Charlotte bridge, shows an osprey rising from the water with a fish in its talons, and releasing its catch directly in front of the oncoming truck.
The result, as viewers can see in the soundless video, was a resounding splat.
One of our #charlotte drivers verifies that when driving a truck, you must be prepared for ANYTHING!#drivers #trucking pic.twitter.com/IkqHcxc8AB
— Ward Transport (@WardTransport) April 14, 2021
Stated Ward Transport via Twitter: “One of our Charlotte drivers verifies that when driving a truck, you must be prepared for ANYTHING!”
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Ospreys, which prey almost exclusively on fish, occasionally drop their prey if the fish are too large or squirmy.
The Ward Transport video shows the truck to be traveling at 63 mph and it could be that the osprey might have dropped its catch to ensure that it cleared the height of the oncoming truck.
–Image courtesy of Ward Transport