Watch moment mayor crushes dumped car with tank in warning to fly-tippers

13 March 2024 , 16:35

1100     0

Watch moment mayor crushes dumped car with tank in warning to fly-tippers

This is the moment a mayor crushed a dumped car with a tank in a bid to send a warning to those fly-tipping in his town.

Jacek Pauli used the military vehicle to destroy the tiny Peugeot 206. In a video, an actor is seen getting out of a car in an area of woodland and opening the boot. He takes out a load of rubbish, including a tyre, and dumps it on the ground. The clip then cuts to the mayor of Skarszewy, Poland - population 6,656.

Speaking to camera, the irate official says: "Ladies and gentlemen, the issue of rubbish in the Skarszewy forests is a very important matter. Unfortunately, cars filled with rubbish still come to us. Just like in the scene we saw a moment ago."

The mayor standing on top of the tank (Jam Press Vid)

Jacek Pauli used the military vehicle to destroy the tiny Peugeot 206 (Jam Press Vid)

Pauli goes on to quote a letter allegedly sent to the town hall from a local man named Andrzej. He reads: "Cars full of rubbish keep coming to us. Sometimes I wonder if a tank could deal with such a car." The mayor then says into the camera: "We decided to test this."

The footage then cuts to a British-made Alvis light tank with a man in camo gear at the controls. The bearded mayor then hops into the second hatch before the tank moves forward, heading straight towards the car. Creaking noises are heard as the tank crushes the Peugeot bonnet. It then runs over the car a second time, leaving it a mangled mess.

Outrage as abandoned baby found in pram on beach, with mum off for a coffee

Video grab shows the Mayor crushing a dumped car with a tank (Jam Press Vid)

Pauli then emerges from the hatch and says into the camera: "Andrzej, we have very good news. The tank can deal with a car filled with rubbish." But not everyone was impressed with the stunt. Jan commented: "Why destroy someone else's property?" Ol wrote: "Wouldn't it be better to donate the car to a needy family with children?" Szymon remarked: "Rubbish in the forests has been present for 10 years during this term, and nobody has done anything about it.

"There are only a few days left until the elections, and now there's suddenly an urgent need to address it in such a manner. Having a blast with taxpayer money." And Lucyna asked: "Well, that's nice, but who will clean up after the tank?" But Mayor Pauli reassured his followers: "The film was cost-free, the place cleaned up. Let's fight against illegal dumping sites, let's respect the environment!"

Ryan Fahey