Wild video shows porta-potty fly through air and slam into referee during deadly Pennsylvania storm
Chaotic video captures the moment a runaway porta-potty slams into a referee and nearly flattens him after it was caught up in powerful storms sweeping much of the central and northeastern United States.
The airborne porta-potty crashed into the referee in State College, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday after huge gusts carried it across the field, the short but terrifying clip shows.
As the person shooting the video laughs and screams while they run across the field, the oversized blue porta-potty collides with the ref, wearing a striped black and white jersey and carrying flags.
Blindsided by the flying obstacle, the referee was knocked off his feet and into a second man wearing a yellow shirt.
The other man manages to keep his balance and tries to help the ref back to his feet as the clip ends.
The condition of the referee isn’t known.
Chaotic video captures the moment a runaway porta-potty slammed into a referee, nearly crushing him during powerful storms that rocked much of the central and northeastern United States. X/Kenneth KaufmanThree people were killed in Pennsylvania on Tuesday as a storm system that brought severe weather to the central US on Sunday and Monday traveled eastward, causing significant damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
One man was killed after being electrocuted by live wires in Pittsburgh, according to the city’s public safety department.
A second person died in Allegheny County, although emergency services haven’t yet released details.
The referee’s condition is unknown. X/Kenneth KaufmanAnd a 22-year-old man was electrocuted while trying to put out a fire in State College close to Penn State, local police said.
Centre County, home to State College, saw thousands left without power as storm winds downed trees and power lines.
More than half a million were left without power across Pennsylvania and Ohio on Wednesday morning.
Many schools in central and western Pennsylvania canceled classes on Wednesday as public works crews worked furiously to remove debris from the roads and restore power.
The danger may not be over yet, with heavy rainfall liable to cause additional flash flooding in the hours and days to come, the National Weather Service warned on Wednesday.
