Truck-Driving Dog

Minnesota truck crash with dog behind wheel
Dog in owner's truck. Picture by David Stegora.
On Friday afternoon (4th March 2016) A golden retriever appeared to be driving behind the wheel of it's owners' truck in Minnesota, United States  

The driver had left the vehicle running in a car park where the dog managed to get in the seat. 

Mankato police say the lorry ploughed through the car park, across the street and over a curb after it was apparently knocked into gear. 

Reports from witnesses say that the truck had hit a tree and then crashed into a parked car.

Customers at a Kwik Trip petrol station watched in alarm as the truck drove towards them only to stop before more chaos could be unleashed.
The Free Press of Mankato reports a witness passing by discovered the dog sitting in the driver's seat when he jumped into the truck to stop it.


What Do I Think of This Article?
In my opinion, this article is eye-catching and also funny because it is an event that highly unusual to happen. The headline automatically draws the reader in due to the way it is phrased, 'Truck-Driving Dog...'. This makes the reader curious of how it happened, why it happened and what happened. 

Comments

  1. I think you have selected an interesting article and explained the content of the article well, however to improve could you write more on the context of the article. You could think about the standpoint in which the article was written for example. Also could you explain further your opinion to the article, as I feel you have explained why you were drawn to it, but not what you think about the article itself.

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