Metz. His car was smashed by a Mercedes falling off a bridge: says

Many pedestrians witnessed a visually stunning scene in the city center on Monday, April 25, 2022. Metz (Moselle).

They could see a Mercedes tipped over another car and become part of the car. rock bridge completely destroyed. The driver had tried to avoid a pedestrian before finishing the race on a low wall on the Place du Pont-des-Roches and then under the bridge.

Fortunately, no serious injury Sad: pedestrian and driver suffered minor cuts. The property damage, on the other hand, is impressive: the vehicle, in addition to smashing part of the bridge, a few meterscrashed into another parked vehicle below.

“I heard a noise, then I saw the car smoking”

Olivier Di Carlo, coach Brooklyn CafeThe owner of the Opel Mokka, one of the two businesses on the square and parked at the foot of the bridge, Lorraine News in the course of events.

I was in my bar, then I heard a deafening noise, a big “explosion” that wasn’t normal. I went outside and saw the car overturned from the bridge and fell down.

“He was smoking and I was afraid the car would catch fire,” said the manager of the Brooklyn Café.

Man taken care of before help arrives

Upon this, Olivier Di Carlo immediately reacted: “I intervened immediately, approached the car and asked the driver if he was okay. I immediately called the fire department and another bar owner immediately informed the police,” he said.

Olivier Di Carlo, with the manager of a pub under the bridge, got the man out of the vehicle. “He was completely conscious, there was only one. scratch on forehead. Fear more than harm”.

The vehicles were then evacuated with two tow trucks. Olivier Di Carlo reassured himself that the damage was largely material and the loss of life was minor.

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