The driving force of a Toyota Corolla in Norwood, Massachusetts, is fortunate to have suffered solely minor accidents after a automobile service that was dashing down a hill ran a purple gentle and crashed into the facet of his car.

Footage of the accident from a close-by visitors digital camera was shared by Norwood Police, who stated that the accident occurred on Route 1 and Sumner Road at round 2:15 p.m. Talking to Boston 25 Information, the driving force of the Corolla stated he was being evaluated at a hospital on Wednesday night time for again and neck ache however that his accidents weren’t extreme.

“I had a inexperienced gentle… he handed by means of the purple gentle, and he got here to hit me,” he stated. “I’m too fortunate. I’m too fortunate.”

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Simply occurred Route 1 @ Sumner. Automobile service concerned didn’t cease and was final seen heading onto Dean Road towards Neponset. Name 9-1-1 if noticed. pic.twitter.com/36Txq8gNNu

— Norwood Police (@NorwoodPolice) June 22, 2022

One other driver on the intersection, Jon Ebb, informed the outlet that he rushed over to assist the Corolla driver after the affect and that the airbags had deployed. Though the driving force was shaken up, he was largely alright. Ebb known as it a “fairly scary scenario.”

Norwood Police Chief William Brooks was amazed at how shut a name the accident was, saying it may have simply gone a lot worse.

“Luckily, however for, like, a half a second, if that automobile acquired broadsided, I believe we might’ve had some very severe accidents on the driving force’s facet,” Brooks stated. “And that wasn’t the case. What occurred is it hit the car on the rear quarter panel and spun it.”

Police initially issued a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert as a result of the driving force of the automobile service didn’t instantly cease after the accident. It turned out, nonetheless, that the driving force merely wasn’t aware of the world and was in search of a spot to show round, making it, at first, seem as if he had fled the scene. He did return to the crash scene, although, and has been cited for working a purple gentle.

Chief Brooks stated that, whereas it is a nice reminder of the risks of working a purple gentle, it’s additionally an excellent alternative to warn drivers to look each methods earlier than getting into an intersection, even when they’ve the inexperienced gentle.