Watch as 77-year-old man flips his Camry inside an automatic carwash
into the carwash before hitting the machinery and flipping over. It appears the man mistakenly hit the gas upon entering the wash, which sent the car hurdling toward the equipment inside.on its side in the Colmar, Pa., carwash. The 77-year-old driver was trapped in the vehicle, requiring a 90-minute rescue effort. They ultimately peeled the car’s roof back to get him out. He was taken to a local hospital, where he’s expected to recover.
The carwash owner was thankful there were no serious injuries but acknowledged the impact the crash would have on his business. “We are relieved that nobody was seriously injured,” he told. “This was a severe accident that is extremely unfortunate for our customers and our equipment. Being a small business owner isn’t easy, accidents like this don’t make it any easier.” He said the carwash’s customers, staff, and support team would help it get through the situation.
Statistics on carwash injuries and deaths are thin, but there are stories of people seriously injured and dying. In April 2022, a man died after leaving his vehicle in an automatic carwash. He got out of his car and became stuck between it and the . In 2020, another man died at a carwash in Texas. While working in the wash bay, the man became trapped in the machinery.
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