A driver has died at the Field of Flight air show in Battle Creek Michigan on Saturday afternoon in an accident involving a Shockwave “jet truck” that was racing two planes going 300 mph. Video shows a large explosion occurring on the runway just before the driver of a jet truck drove into it.
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Very sad, looks like jet engine compressor failure, there's a pop sound, debris then sparks. Jet debris would have ruptured fuel lines or tank. The truck is on fire and lost control well before the pyro bombs on the field that have been linked to the crash.
GOD BLESS HIM!!
Whoever set the pyros 🧨 off is a fault!!! They made the truck catch fire then spin out
The truck flew past the explosion and disintegrated into pieces. So what was the cause of the explosion that the truck flew by? 🤔
🛑How come their was a ball of fire way out to the left in front of his vehicle just for exploded ? I don’t get it? What am I missing? Slow on the video I’m watching closely
Something blew up just ahead of it looks like??
"It was God's will."
Emergency team couldn't take care of it folks.. :
I’m glad the emergency team is there to ‘take care of’ that ‘incident’
What’s up with the explosion in front of the truck, slowed down you can see something exploded before the truck got there.
You play stupid games. You win stupid prizes.
Well, he knew the risk. At least he died doing what he like to do
The man died – does it matter what you think the cause was?
He was from the area that I live in. May he R.I.P.
who put the that dumpster there
The Shockwave Jet truck holds the world record for Jet Trucks at 376 MPH. It routinely made 300 MPH PLUS runs at Airshows.
Quote: "Shockwave Jet Truck is powered by three afterburning Pratt & Whitney J34 het engines producing 36,000 horsepower. Shockwave is the Guinness Book world record holder for the fastest jet truck in the world at 376 MPH".
Condolence to his family and RIP.
Such accidents must be avoided by waring safety armors.
What was the explosion to the front and left of the truck?
So sad
Wait, what is that explosion ahead of the truck on the left edge of the screen?
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High speed motorsports and aviation accidents involving the fatalities of drivers and performers are deeply disturbing and saddening. My thoughts and condolences are with the drivers family, the witnessing audience, and first responders who may have been impacted by on scene trauma. Nowhere near enough credit goes to the brave men and women performing these stunts who know each performance might be their last one, or the EMS providers and Firefighters who standby at these events across the country and serve our communities 24/7.
Sad 😢
Well that’s awful so sorry to the family & friends I’ve watched shockwave many times over the years . Condolences 💐
Oh nooooo… that freaking sucks.. rest in peace. Shockwave made a lot of people smile and cheer. Didn't deserve that accident.. sigh* that sucks..
looks like tire failure
you could hear the tire blow. Sad day, awesome truck to watch in person
Hell of a way to die.
Remember watching this truck as a kid at airshows, would've never thought this would ever happen, rip
Looks like he was on fire burning up before he even lost control. Like the fire is probably what caused him to loose control
At least he died doing something idiotic and deprived his family of his presence.
I may sound dumb but why was there a bigger explosion seconds before to the left of the frame? Im confused on why there were two explosions. Im sorry if I sound dumb
Sadly, his 10 yr old son was in the car with him:(
😭
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I wouldn't be surprised if that explosion that happened next to the truck before he passed ends up being the reason for this accident. It didn't look like an internal explosion of the engine. Looks like maybe fuel vapors around the engine were ignited by that roadside explosion.
J'irais au bout des mes rêves, même si la raison m'achève!! Les enfant gâtés d'Amérique qui polluent la planète à n'en plus finir pendant que nous notre président n'arrête pas de nous emmerder avec l'écologie et le prix à la pompe!!
I wonder if prop wash from the planes upset his aero? Very sad day
Trucks are not designed to go that fast. Axel, tires etc will fail much easier at such high speeds. This video is an example of that.
Another trump supporter gone. No loss to the world at all
An obvious major malfunction of equipment. Whoever sold the life insurance policy on this one was a fool. Oh wait we all die. so how do they make any money? pyramid scam?
What a sad day! What a legend he was. I seen him years ago running shockwave and he will be greatly missed by the community. RIP
I'm going there Tomorrow.
At 0:20 when the tire blew he pulled the chutes.
You can see have hear the tires burst. Damn
Rest high to a man who passed way doing what he loved, I have a question, the description of the video it says a large explosion happens on the runway before his passing. What was that?