Disgruntled Mercedes employee wrecks 50 vans at Spanish factory
Disgruntled Mercedes employee wrecks 50 vans at Spanish factory
(Web Desk) - A 38-year-old former Mercedes employee went on a rampage when he trashed more than 50 vans at the company’s Vitoria, Spain assembly plant.
To accomplish this much destruction, he stole a backhoe, normally used for roadworks, and drove 21 km (13 miles) to the factory.
Once there, he broke through the factory gate damaged numerous vans. It seems the man was eventually seeking to enter the factory. Having broken the sliding door into the plant, the presumption is that he planned to damage the assembly line, too.
In all, local media estimate that the ex-employee did more than 2 million Euros ($2.4 million USD) in property damage. Fortunately, the rampage happened at night when few people were onsite.
The incident follows demonstrations by factory workers, who say that a new shift scheme implemented by Mercedes will lead to layoffs of 10 to 15% of the employees there.
