Melbourne is more or less underwater at this present moment, thanks to a severe storm system that hit the city earlier this afternoon. The downpours have dampened damn near everything in the south-east of the city, but damnit, they haven’t dampened one bant-master’s spirits.
Nine News Melbourne caught the moment one unfortunate driver decided to take his chances clearing the floodwaters pooled under the York Street underpass, nestled in South Melbourne.
As the P-Plater’s vehicle quickly became trapped in the (un)surprisingly-deep waters, the camera crew managed to film one other punter’s schadenfreude-y reaction:
Despite warnings, this P-plate driver thought they would tackle flood waters under the York Street Bridge… #9News pic.twitter.com/L1S5tN84An
— Nine News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) December 29, 2016
Worth noting: that underpass is mere minutes away from the infamous Montague Street bridge, cementing South Melbourne’s claim as the Australian suburb with the most easy to avoid overpasses / traffic hazards.
As always, don’t drive through floodwaters. Luckily, the cops in the background quickly rolled around afterwards to help ol’ mate out, but it’s still best if you take a detour.
After all, you don’t want some fella with a fishing rod sending you up, do you?
Source and photo: Nine News Melbourne / Twitter.
