- A video shows the man trapped under a car and being dragged through the ground
This is the terrifying moment a police car stunt in Russia goes spectacularly wrong after a cop is crushed under the wheels of a Ford Focus.
The car was driven on two wheels as a ‘demonstration of professional skills’.
A video shows officers wearing helmets lying on a plank on the ground in a parking lot as the vehicle pirouettes past. The vehicle should clear the police officer’s head.
But the Ford Focus “didn’t have enough speed” and can be seen landing on an officer named Alexei, 48, as onlookers gasp and scream in horror.
The wheel appeared to hit his helmet and he became trapped under the car. The police officer was then dragged across the parking lot.
Police officers wearing helmets place themselves in a plank position in a parking lot while performing stunts for bystanders
Pirouetting vehicle balancing on two wheels gets closer to a police officer, which the driver plans to clear the police officer’s head
Another clip shows police officers running to the car to help the man.
“The stunt got out of hand and the police Ford fell on top of the police officer,” SHOT media reported.
According to reports about the stunt in Ivanteevka, Moscow region, the traffic policeman suffered a broken leg, a dislocated finger and injuries to his back.
The injured man was rushed to hospital where ‘his life was not in danger’.
“An accident occurred during a demonstration of professional skills at the Vocational Training Center of the State Traffic Inspection of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow,” a spokesman admitted.
The car loses control and lands on four wheels, hitting the officer’s head and knocking him under the car.
The officer, pinned under the police vehicle, is dragged across the parking lot as bystanders scream and gasp in horror
A separate clip shows other police officers rushing to the car to help the injured man, who reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
‘As a result, one of the employees was injured. He received medical attention.
“There is no threat to his life or health at this time.”
The performance was performed by a police stunt team.
It was unclear whether the Ford Focus driver would face disciplinary action.