A slippery street with black ice in Baku
An out-of-control bus, several cars, and a truck were caught on camera negotiating a dangerously frozen street in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on January 26th, 2016. A layer of black ice covered the road, causing vehicles to skim, slide, and spin with almost no grip.
The icy surface turned the junction into a chaotic scene, as drivers struggled with useless brakes and spinning wheels. The uncontrolled drifting caused serious trouble, yet—remarkably—no one was injured. Cars and buses slid in every direction, narrowly avoiding collisions as they tried to regain control on the slick asphalt.
Azerbaijan is not accustomed to heavy ice, and both vehicles and infrastructure are often unprepared to handle such conditions—making this rare cold snap even more hazardous.