Van driver in Łódź unconsciously careened off the lane eight times and grazed the safety barriers three times. Other drivers managed to stop him. The wild ride of an orange volkwagen captured in a video was sent to us at Kontakt 24 platform.
Anyone who would witness the way this volkswagen's ride would think: this driver must be completely drunk.
The author of the video recorded the van careening on and off the lane at Kopcińskiego street in Łódź. He wrote to us: It was only because Poland played Israel at the time and the streets were empty, a tragedy didn't happen".
Dangerous escapade
The video shows an orange volkswagen transporter heading south along Kopcińskiego street. At the distance shorter than 1,5 kilometres, the van wandered off its lane at least 8 times.
Before the author of the video realized that there was something wrong with the driver, he tried to overtake the van from the right hand side. Suddenly, the van cut in front him, but luckily, he managed to slow down and avoid collision.
After the incident, the author of the video decided to follow the careening volkswagen and record the whole dangerous escapade.
No control
Nearby the crossing with Piłsudskiego street, the witnesses of the wild ride decided to intervene and after cutting in front of the van tehy called the police.
"We've received information that the driver was most likely drunk," said Marzanna Boratyńska from Łódź police.
A patrol was dispatched to the scene. However, an ambulance arrived there before the police.
Paramedics quickly realized that alcohol had nothing to do in this case.
"It turned out that the 36-year-old driver had very low blood sugar that affected his perception," the spokesman for the emergency service, Adam Stępka told tvn24.pl.
The man was provided with drip bag with glucose, he refused to be taken to a hospital. Still, he was unable to return home on his own.
"His van was so damaged that it couldn't be used anymore. We took his registration card and referred the driver to medical examination that would determine if he's capable of driving," Boratyńska said.
She added that the witnesses' reaction was commendable, as if it weren't for them, a tragedy could have happene.
"We call upon everyone not to remain indifferent to such situations, especially because apart from drivers consciously breaking the law, there are also people in need of medical attention. In both cases, a swift reaction is crucial," officer Boratyńska underscored.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 News in English
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