Watch as trampoline crashes throughout twin carriageway as driver says ‘I used to be so scared’
Motorist Matthew Patterson, 31, was left in a state of shock after encountering the massive item uncontrollably bouncing along the road in Belfast at the end of last week
Storm Amy: Trampoline rolls across lanes of traffic on dual carriageway
A trampoline was seen rolling dangerously across traffic lanes on a major dual carriageway during Storm Amy, leaving one driver absolutely terrified. It caused chaos for drivers before it eventually ended lodged between trees on the side of the road.
The huge play equipment, caught in winds reaching 90mph, was filmed by a motorist travelling on the A20 between Comber and Newtownards in east Belfast in Northern Ireland last Friday (October 3).
Matthew Patterson, 31, said: “We were driving along the road and it was rolling in the wind towards the exit. Shortly after filming, a driver came out of the slip road and had to navigate around it as it was moving so unpredictably.”
He added: “I was in shock and scared of it hitting our car. I assume it belonged to someone in the Comber neighbourhood.”
The storm was the strongest seen in the UK during October for 170 years and brought mayhem across the country over the weekend, shutting shops, roads and rail lines.
Amy’s central air pressure, a mark of its strength, fell to 946 millibars, the lowest and most intense seen this month since records began in the 1850s.
Tens of thousands of homes saw blackouts as the storm downed power cables, toppled trees, blocked roads and disrupted trains, flights and ferry services.
Tragically, one man was killed as police confirmed a fatal “weather-related” incident in the Letterkenny area of County Donegal in Ireland, shortly after 4.15pm on Friday.
Tommy Connors, a man in his 40s, is believed to have died at the scene after falling from a shed roof at a residential property.
Elsewhere, red shipping warnings were issued for giant 30ft waves off north-west coasts, while a rare landslide alert was put out by the British Geological Survey as deluges left hillsides completely soaked.
Further travel disruption followed after many flights, train and ferry services were cancelled. Comic Jason Manford told how his flight from London to Belfast had to abort its landing and turn back because conditions were too extreme.
He added that four people were so scared they got off before take-off. He wrote on his Instagram page: “On a very delayed flight to Belfast and just after the safety demo, a woman has told the crew she wants to get off!
“We’re literally about to taxi and take off, and she just doesn’t fancy it! I’ve seen too much Final Destination to not take this seriously!”
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