[VIDEO] Rider Crashes Into The Side Of Stopped Car And 'Flies' Across 3 Lanes
At the start of the clip, the rider appears to be speeding across traffic flow on the right.
By Arisha Rozaidee — 30 Dec 2020, 01:58 PM
Footage of a freak accident involving a motorcyclist and cars stopped at a traffic light recently went viral on social media
On Monday, 28 December, Twitter user @Tsgxy_ uploaded footage obtained from a dashcam.
The clip has since garnered 163,400 views and 4,458 retweets.
In the video, a motorcycle can be seen crashing into the side of a stationary car.
The impact then throws the rider over the vehicle and onto the other side of the road.
At the start of the clip, the rider appears to be speeding across traffic flow on the right.
His front tire then bumps into the divider on the middle of the road before crashing into two cars that were stopped at the traffic light.
Containing screenshots from a WhatsApp conversation, a following tweet explains that the motorcyclist had faulty brakes and lost control of the bike
A man in the conversation claimed to be a friend of the victim.
"While riding the bike, the brake suddenly felt loose. He pressed the rear brake to a maximum and dropped the gear to the first gear. But there was not enough time," he wrote.
He then added that the rider broke his shoulder but survived the accident.
