A driver miraculously survived after launching his Mercedes through a roundabout, as seen in stunning footage captured on CCTV in Romania.
The 49-year-old, who reportedly passed out at the wheel, was seen speeding towards oncoming traffic in a video recorded in Oradea, a city in western Romania.
The astonishing footage, captured on December 3 and dubbed ‘the first flying car’, has gone viral.
Shortly before he hit his head on another car, the vehicle skidded over a curb and flew several meters into the air.
The driver suffered multiple fractures but no life-threatening injuries, according to a local media report.
He was trapped in the wreckage before being rescued by emergency services and taken to hospital.
Investigators reportedly said the driver suffered a hypoglycemic crisis, where blood sugar levels dropped dangerously low, causing him to pass out.
As a result, he rushed in the wrong direction and at very high speed towards the roundabout.
Photos from the scene show the wrecked car in the aftermath, its hood crumpled and its window badly damaged.
He was banned from driving for 90 days and fined 1,600 Romanian Lei (£274).
The video has caused great disbelief online. One person wrote: “My God, I had the video in full screen and it really scared me. I hope the driver is okay.”
People compare the real stunt to Back to the future and the video game series Major theft car.
The man is not the first to fall victim to a sloping roundabout.
In 2018, a silver Citroen van flew through the air after hitting a roundabout in Norfolk.
The silver vehicle overtook another van, but did not appear to anticipate the roundabout.
It flew several meters into the air and three people were injured.
Two days ago, witnesses described seeing “real carnage” after a man was killed in a collision near a magistrates’ court in north-west London.
Rubin Nunes, 34, from Peterborough, was left with fatal injuries following a car crash in Chapel Close, Willesden, shortly after 1.30pm on Wednesday.
Another man, also in his 30s, was rushed to hospital where his injuries were not considered life-changing or life-threatening.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
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