Canadian police were forced to call in fire services after they discovered a mysterious car hanging by a cable from Toronto’s Millwood bridge.
The stray Honda Civic, windowless and with a burned out interior, was discovered in the early hours of Wednesday morning and originally thought to be a prop for a film shoot.
Bloor viaduct: Millwood bridge Car dangling over the bridge-no movie shoot authorized, reason still unknown-investigation continues#GO784131^ka
— Toronto Police OPS (@TPSOperations) May 2, 2018
Upon discovering that no filming permits had been issued for that area, police enlisted the fire service, who were able to cut the car down by midmorning.
“With assistance from the Toronto Fire Services, an investigation was started and the vehicle was recovered,” said the police in a press statement.
Now that’s impressive. Car found hanging from the #LeasideBridge in the #DonValley this morning. #ultimateprank #Toronto #Thingsyouseewhilebiking pic.twitter.com/RF1ucxPfCy
— Malcolm Thomas (@madmal99) May 2, 2018
“This incident resulted in the use of significant resources that were not available to attend to genuine emergency calls for service.” The force has launched an investigation into how the prank came about, under the ‘public mischief’ label.
Dangling car off Toronto bridge – the moment it is cut down!#prank? #danglingcar @TorontoPolice say this is now a criminal investigation. @CTVNews pic.twitter.com/yJUu7k0rti
— Peter Akman (@PeterAkman) May 2, 2018
The car was clearly intentionally suspended, the fire service said. It was tied into a winch system, which held it suspended below the roadway. Tracking the owner was impossible, however, as the car had been burned out and had no number plate.
Police have urged anybody with information to contact the Crime Stoppers unit.
