Demolition ball snaps loose from crane causing mayhem on Pennsylvanian street

A 1500-pound wrecking ball came to rest in the boot of a car in Pennsylvania after snapping from a crane.

The site of demolition was part of a library at Allengheny College in Meadville, but when the 3ft-diameter steel ball separated from its operator it caused chaos on a nearby road as it rolled nearly three quarters of a mile hitting parked cars.

The ball came to rest in the boot of college student Alex Habay鈥檚 Ford Taurus. After being stretchered from his vehicle, he said: 鈥淎ll of a sudden, the back windshield exploded and I hit the car in front of me.鈥�

The impact of the ball sent the car hurtling forward 20 feet into other cars waiting at an intersection. Three people were injured in the accident.

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