Car Crash Forces One Car to Drive into a Gas Station Killing One

GODREKR · #1 ● 05-28-2023, 03:38 PM

Brazil- The freak accident occurred on Thursday 25th, in the Vila João Braz neighbourhood, Trindade.

Two cars were involved in a traffic accident on a roundabout in the city of Trindade, in the Metropolitan Region of the capital. With the impact of the crash, one of the vehicles lost control and ran over two employees of a gas station. One victim died and the other suffered minor injuries.

CCTV caught most of the fatal accident, that happened late in the morning on Avenida Raimundo de Aquino.

(But no aftermath shown.)

In the video, a red car hits the white vehicle that was going around the roundabout After the crash, the white car manages to stop. However, the red car loses control invading the gas station forecourt, It is at this moment that the first man is hit.

He was an employee of the station and was sitting and had watched the accident. Upon noticing the approach of the car, he tried to run, but was run over.

After that, the red car continues to accelerate. Another camera shows the moment the vehicle passes, but registers when the second man is run over. According to the Fire Department, the car only stopped when it hit a wall.

Shocked witnesses triggered emergency services, who rushed to the scene.

The fire team provided help to the victims and reported that the gas station employee had multiple injuries and a cardiorespiratory arrest. He was transported to Trinidad State Hospital in serious condition, but succumbed to his injuries and died.

The other man who was run over worked at a car wash inside the gas station. According to firefighters, he had a bad bruising in the pelvic area and was also referred to the medical unit.

The driver and passenger of the vehicle that invaded the post were conscious and with some minor injuries. For safety, they were also transported to the same hospital. The driver of the white car was not injured.

The mans family has been informed of his death, and an investigation is continuing. No arrests have been made.