Chilling video: a biker was hit twice in less than two minutes | the Chronicle

A cyclist was crush twice in less than two minutes as he walked the streets of Pontes e Lacerda, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The unusual incident, which occurred on Monday, was recorded by a road safety camera.

As reported by the civilian police, the driver of one of the vehicles involved was driving on Avenida Marechal Rondon at the time of the accident. The truck I was driving crushed the victim with his side, a cyclist identified as José Luiz Machado Moraes, who stayed thrown in the middle of the street as the driver walked away from the scene.

Neighbors who witnessed the crash quickly approached the 44-year-old to offer to help. In the video you can also see how the van stops slowly further down the avenue. While a group of volunteers help the fallen cyclist, a second vehicle approaches in the avenue.

Moments before the collision, the video shows how a man who allegedly witnessed the collision approaches the street and signals to the driver of the oncoming car to slow down. Despite its best efforts, the White Goal was advancing at considerable speed towards the group of people gathered around Moraes.

The neighbors managed to avoid the car’s path at the last minute, but the cyclist was not so lucky. Still lying in the street and unable to get up, he and his bike were crush again, a few minutes after the first collision. The second car hit the victim head-on; when it finally stopped, the rider had been left stuck under the vehicle.

The gate Noroeste’s Journal reported that Moraes was rescued by local firefighters and transferred to Santa Casa Vale do Guaporé Hospital. According to officers, the victim was conscious at time of rescue and complained about pain in the abdomen area.

The cyclist spoke: “I don’t remember what happened, I couldn’t see anything”

Moraes was released this Wednesday, with his disfigured face and several blows and cuts all over his body, to continue his convalescence with his family. His wife reported to local media that head and neck The cyclist’s areas were the most affected and he came out of the crash with a cut to his face and mouth, as well as a deep cut to his foot. Moraes is aware, but has difficulty speaking.

In statements to G1, the victim confessed to having suffered Fainting after the first coalition, coming to his senses at the hospital: “I passed out at that time and I don’t remember what happened, I saw nothing, everything was too fast“, confessed Moraes, who considers it to be”well, if possible“.

The two drivers who hit the cyclist they were quoted by civilian police to testify last Wednesday. The Pontes e Lacerda police station said it was investigating the case as a unjustified bodily injury. According to a preliminary investigation, the two drivers they were driving at speeds higher than those allowed, but this will only be confirmed after analysis by technical experts.