Moments of tension and screams were recorded in a video that shows a traffic incident between two vehicles near the Liberation Boulevardafter a motorist tried to merge from Castellana Avenue into the main lane. In the recording you can hear, as commented on the program Direct Impactthe voice of a child calling his parents while the mishap occurs.
The images show that both cars They made contact during the maneuver. One of the vehicles was dragged several meters, lost control for moments and ended up stopped in the opposite direction of traffic. No details were reported about possible injured people or whether any of the parties filed a formal complaint.
During the program Direct Impactof Guatevisionanalysts commented on the road incident that occurred on May 30near Castellana Avenue and the Liberation Boulevardand pointed out the possible existence of a previous altercation, the lack of road courtesy and the risk for the vehicle occupants.
Analysts raise possible previous altercation
During the programit was proposed that the video does not allow setting everything what happened before the crash. One of the analysts noted that “We don’t know what was happening blocks behind”, so he did not rule out that there had been a previous dispute between the drivers.
It was also indicated that, although one of the pilots asked for a way, “It was also difficult for the other pilot to wait for another person to give him a way.“, in reference to the lane joining maneuver.
Risk to occupants and other drivers
The commentators agreed in which the situation could have had greater consequences. One of them stated that the driver “put his son’s life at risk” and that of other occupants, as the dispute continues in the middle of the road.
Another indication was that the vehicle that lost control could have caused a chain accident.
“It’s lucky he didn’t hit someone else.“said one of the analysts when commenting on the images.
Experts also stressed the need to exercise caution when driving. “You have to be very careful, you have to be intelligent when driving.“, it was said during the program, warning that these types of actions put families and other road users at risk.
He case generated reactions on social networks for the apparent lack of road courtesy and for the way in which the dispute escalated to cause the crash.
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