VIDEO: Bungee cord blamed for two semi truck, four car crash

Indiana State Police say that a bungee cord is to blame for a multiple vehicle crash on I-465 in Indianapolis last week.

The crash happened in the westbound lanes of I-465 around 2 p.m. on October 17, according to WTHR. Four passenger vehicles and two semi trucks were involved in the crash — and police say that a bungee cord being used to hold down a car’s hood was to blame for all of it.

And the cause of this 6 vehicle crash; a failed bungee cord being used to hold down the engine hood which flew open and the driver lost control. So fortunate there weren’t any serious injuries. Poorly maintained vehicles shouldn’t be driven on the interstate or any other road. https://t.co/WCkF55eIwR

— Indiana State Police (@IndStatePolice) October 18, 2018

YouTube user DIY QuickFix posted dash cam video of the incident on October 22. He writes, “dash cam footage of multiple car crash and rolled over semi on I465 Indianapolis pay attention on the guy in the left lane with Pontiac his hood pops open, the hood was strapped with a bungee strap and from that point everything started.”