From Chloe Berry
Posted on Mar 28 23 at 21:48 Actu See my news Follow this media
The pictures of the accident are impressive. (© Twitter screenshot / @Anoop_Khatra)
Images worthy of an action movie. An impressive car accident was filmed on a highway in the USA.
Two cars, a white pickup and a Kia Soul, drive side by side on the freeway. No wonder so far. Untilone of the pickup tires comes off violent. The latter hit the small car driving in the neighboring lane at full speed. The force of the impact sent the Kia Soul into the air, several meters high.
Immediately behind, a driver is filming the scene. The video that accumulates more than 39 million views on Twitter shocked the world.
Were there any injuries?
The incident happened this Thursday, March 23, 2023 on the Ronald Reagan Freeway from Chatsworth to Los Angeles, California.
After the shock, the pictures are impressive. At a height of several meters, the Kia Soul makes a turn on itself.
More fear than harm for the pickup truck driver who left without major injuries despite the severity of the shock, Los Angeles police said, according to California television network Fox11.
The videographer of the motorist also reflects the victim’s state of health. “Amazingly, the driver of the Kia escaped unharmed,” he wrote on Twitter.
The wear of the nuts in question
Based on initial observations by the California Highway Patrol, the lug nuts holding the pickup’s tire appear to have loosened. Scissorsleading to its sudden detachment.
Although the ending is not unfortunate, this accident, worthy of an action movie, reminds us of an essential part of road safety: check the condition of your tires before hitting the road!
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