Motorcyclist died after being hit in the head by a flying car tire
A very rare accident happened when a tire flew off from a car going in the opposite direction and hit a motorcyclist in the head.
The incident happened on a street in the Brazilian capital Brasilia and was recorded by a dashcam on another motorcyclist's helmet, showing a motorcyclist moving on the road suddenly being hit straight in the head by a "strange object" and thrown onto the road.
After this person fell down, his motorbike continued to move a bit more before falling down.
The strange object was a car wheel, which fell from a Volkswagen Golf going in the opposite direction.
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| The man riding the motorbike fell down after being "knocked out" by a tire. |
According to Jorge Ademir, the man wearing a helmet with a camera, everything happened very quickly and no one had time to figure out what had happened.
“He didn’t have time to react. It all happened so fast,” Jorge Ademir said. “I didn’t even realize what hit him until I saw the video.”
An ambulance was called to the scene but despite the efforts of doctors, the motorcyclist died a few hours later in hospital from his injuries. The victim’s identity has not been released but police said he was 42 years old.
Police have arrested the owner of the Volkswagen Golf and he could face manslaughter charges.
| Clip: Motorcyclist died after being hit in the head by a flying car tire. |
