Driver, 70, crashes car into Penang store; elderly woman pinned to wall suffers broken leg
The elderly customer, 64, was crushed against the car bonnet and shelf for about 10 seconds.
PHOTO: Social media
PUBLISHED ONBYLim KeweiA 70-year-old driver in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, rammed his car into a goods store on Tuesday (Nov 3) after accidentally stepping on the accelerator instead of the brake.
It surged forward and hit an elderly woman standing near the entrance, pinning her to the wall.
As a result, the 64-year-old, surnamed Xu, fractured her leg, reported Sin Chew Daily.
CCTV footage obtained by Sin Chew shows her chatting with the shopkeeper when a blue car crashes through the shop and into her.
She is seen trapped against the car bonnet shelf for about 10 seconds before the driver reverses.
At the accident scene, the driver told reporters his foot had slipped and pressed on the wrong pedal.
Store employee Zhang Liqiong (transliteration), 51, told Sin Chew she had gestured for the car to reverse.
"I was so scared that my legs went weak," she said, adding that the driver alighted to apologise.
The elderly woman was subsequently taken to hospital.
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