Horrific video captures the moment a tourist plowed an SUV into a cafe in the Canary Islands, injuring eight people, including a 5-year-old girl and a baby in a stroller.
The footage shows a white Dacia Duster drive off the road and into a crowded cafe in the tourist hotspot of Fuerteventura at around 11:27am on Thursday, overturning a table and sending the victim flying before crashing into a shop.
A man in a red T-shirt and blue jeans was seen scrambling to save the baby in his stroller — before the car plowed into him, knocking him onto the hood.
A woman in a pink dress was also seen crashing into a neighboring building first as a result of the crash, her head hitting the ground while surrounded by debris.
The other victims – including a 49-year-old woman and four men aged between 40 and 50 – appeared completely unaware of the danger before the car hit them.
A white SUV crashed into a cafe in Fuerteventura on Thursday morning, injuring eight people. Canarias7
Five of the victims were seriously injured, local officials told Canary News, with the 4-month-old baby sent to hospital on the neighboring island of Gran Canaria. All were still alive as of Friday morning.
The 55-year-old driver, a British tourist, was also taken to a local hospital, the outlet said, without identifying or elaborating on his condition.
“He has not been arrested,” a local police chief told the Daily Mail.
Among the injured were a man trying to protect a baby in a pram and a woman dressed in pink who was sent flying from the impact.Canarias7
People rushed in to help the victims before the first responders arrived.Canarias7
The driver tested negative for alcohol and drugs, police said – who are considering the possibility he may have suffered a heart attack or blacked out behind the wheel.
“The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but nothing at this stage indicates any intention on the part of the driver to injure anyone, and therefore nothing at this stage indicates any criminal responsibility on his part for what happened,” said the police chief. local.
Pictures from the scene show the white SUV badly damaged in the crash, with a broken windshield and dented hood.RadioInsularFTV
Sources told local media the vehicle was traveling at a speed of around 50 to 60 mph before it crashed into the cafe.
Pictures from the scene show the white SUV badly damaged in the crash, with a broken windshield and dented hood.
Immediately after the accident, people could also be seen treating the injured on the side of the road before first responders arrived.
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