Driver slams through a road barrier and crashes into nine cars after mistaking the accelerator for the brake
- Woman in China told police she was feeling drowsy after taking flu medication
- Video shows the car slamming into other vehicles in a dramatic zig-zag pattern
- A pet dog was thrown from one of the cars and killed, no one was hurt
A driver caused extensive damage to nine vehicles when she accidentally pressed on the accelerator instead of the brake on a busy motorway in east China.
The female driver later told authorities that she was feeling drowsy after taking flu medication, resulting in her losing control of the car.
A pet dog was thrown from one of the vehicles and killed in the incident in Hefei, Anhui province. No one was hurt, according to traffic police.
Shocking footage of the November 3 incident in Anhui, China shows the purple Mercedes Benz slamming through the road barrier twice in a dramatic zig-zag pattern near an underpass
The female driver later told authorities that she was feeling drowsy after taking flu medication, resulting in her losing control of the car, according to local traffic police
Shocking footage of the November 3 incident shows the purple Mercedes Benz slamming through the road barrier twice in a dramatic zig-zag pattern near an underpass.
The driver then ploughed into the opposite late before ramming into a white car and a concrete wall.
‘I wasn’t drinking,’ the woman told officers on scene.
‘I mistook the accelerator for the brake,’ she said.
Shocking footage of the November 3 incident shows the purple Mercedes Benz slamming through the road barrier twice in a dramatic zig-zag pattern near an underpass
The car ploughed into the opposite late before ramming into a white car and a concrete wall
Aftermath of the accident where a driver mistook the accelerator as the brake
The incident remains under further investigation. It is unclear if the woman would be charged
A total of nine cars were damaged in the accident, according to Luyang district police in a statement on Thursday.
The incident remains under further investigation. It is unclear if the woman would be charged.
Police would like to remind members of the public to never get behind the wheel after taking medication that could cause drowsiness.