A man dies after being trapped in a car wash tunnel in Gandía

Valencia

11/12/2023 at 09:10

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The victim got out of the car and hit his head against a pillar of the facility

A 73 year old man He died this Sunday afternoon after being trapped with his car in a car wash in the Valencian town of Gandiaapparently due to recklessness.

The tragic accident It occurred around 5:30 p.m. in a fuel station of a commercial complex.

Apparently, the victim drove the vehicle into the car wash and, at a given moment – when the machine was already running – he got out of the car to check if it was properly positioned, leaving the door open. At that moment, the vehicle gained momentum for unknown reasons and the driver ended up hitting a pillar, which caused him a crash. head and chest trauma.

As a result of the attack, the deceased was trapped between the car and pillar of the car wash.

The Emergency services received a notification at 5:32 p.m. and the Provincial Fire Consortium and health teams mobilized to treat the victim. Upon the arrival of the firefighters, the man was unconscious and without a pulse, so they proceeded to free him, removing the vehicle to treat him with a defibrillator, while they performed a cardiopulmonary resuscitationunsuccessfully.

The SAMU ambulance personnel continued with the resuscitation maneuverswithout obtaining a response, given that the man had died as a result of the impact received on the head.

Two patrols from the Local Police and the National Police also traveled to the scene.

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