Opinion

While responding to a 911 call two Montreal police cruisers crashed through large tiles in the patio platform outside the McGill University Health Centre, Glen superhospital cafeteria.

Images last Monday morning posted on Twitter by Mark M-R show one of the cruisers stuck through the broken tiles, which also make up the roof of the hospital’s receiving department.

Plywood placed under the vehicle acted as a ramp to lessened the effort required by the tow truck to pull out the police cruiser. Tensions were high as the heavy flatbed tow truck reversed onto the tile patio platform, which Gilda Salomone, a spokesperson for the MUHC, told the Montreal Gazette was never intended for vehicle use.

Fortunately, the rescue went well and according to sources, unlike the large patio tiles, the approximately $50 plywood sheets used as a ramp in the squad car rescue held strong and didn’t break.

All’s Well That Ends Well

A spokesperson for the SPVM said both police cruisers have recovered after receiving treated for minor injuries to their tires and suspension. And despite losing the ground beneath their tires the police were able to return the suicidal patient back to the emergency.