Amazing moment pedestrian leaps into the air to avoid full impact when Ford Fiesta mounts pavement – before driver casually gets out of car and walks away
This is the moment a pedestrian was thrown into the air before being knocked to the ground by a car that drove onto the pavement.
Mridhul Kombara, 35, was hit by a white Ford Fiesta when the vehicle suddenly turned onto the pavement, but avoided the full force of the impact after he tried to jump out of the way.
Footage shows Mridhul, wearing a brown jacket and jeans, walking along the path before the out-of-control car crashes into him and a lamppost, severely damaging the bonnet.
He was rushed to University Hospital Coventry where he was found to have a fracture to his left ankle and injuries to his hips, legs and shoulder. Sun reported.
The father-of-one, who works in IT, said he was ‘traumatised’ by the bizarre incident, which happened as he walked to a restaurant to meet friends.
He said: ‘Someone took care of me that day, it’s a miracle I didn’t get hurt more.’
Mridhul initially thought the car was trying to park on the side of the road, before realizing it was not slowing down and was then thrown up by the car’s bonnet.
The driver of the car, who remains unidentified, is shown leaving his car and running away without apologizing to the victim.
The second pedestrian Mridhul Kombara was thrown into the air by a car in an accident
Passersby helped the victim and called an ambulance, while the driver of the white Ford Fiesta simply left his car and fled the scene.
Mridhul was fortunately helped by passers-by and the manager of a local supermarket who came to his aid and called an ambulance.
But instead of staying in Britain, Mridhul traveled to Kerala, India, to have his wounds treated to ‘avoid waiting times on the NHS’.
Mridhul said he wanted to know the identity of the reckless driver, adding that he would like “closure” on the issue.
“It was really painful, but I feel lucky to be alive,” he added.
Coventry Police said no arrests have been made in connection with the incident, but investigations are continuing to identify and locate the driver.