‘Homeless Jesus’ Statue Stops Truck From Crashing Into Pedestrians in Ontario

A homeless Jesus statue came to the rescue on Monday by stopping a barreling truck from plowing into other cars and pedestrians as the driver was unable to bring the vehicle to a stop at a red light.

Police in Hamilton, Ontario, are crediting the statue of a Homeless Jesus sleeping on a bench with a blanket wrapped around him for preventing what looked to be a tragedy waiting to happen.

According to Hamilton Police Service, the driver of a junk-removal truck was approaching a red light at the intersection of Victoria Avenue and South King Street when he realized that his truck was not stopping.

To avoid barging into oncoming traffic or striking pedestrians, the driver frantically steered the truck east and then mounted a curb in front of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church.

Officials say that the truck finally came to a halt when it slammed into a bench that featured the sleeping Jesus statue.

“If the truck continued in its path it would have headed into oncoming westbound vehicular traffic and pedestrians on King Street,” a press release posted by media relations officer Jerome Stewart explains.

But because of the bench and Jesus statue, the out-of-control truck was stopped from inflicting any further damage and injuries.

“Hey #HamOnt this afternoon a statue of sleeping Jesus at St. Patrick’s Church stopped a truck from hitting other vehicles and pedestrians in the area,” a tweet from the police department reads.

St. Patrick’s shared a photo of the aftermath, showing the Jesus statue and bench knocked over on the ground.

“Thank you to the kind folks who helped us…