German police are investigating the cause of an accident which left a car suspended nearly 25 feet off the ground, halfway through the roof of a church. The accident took place in Limbach-Oberfrohna, just outside of Chemnitz, Germany. Police believe the 23-year-old driver was racing through the center of town when he lost control of his Skoda Octavia, careened off an embankment, and shot seven meters into air to end in the church.
The driver of the Skoda Octavia was extracted from the vehicle, and transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Damage to the vehicle has been estimated at €10,000. Meanwhile, the town’s church was badly damaged from the accident, but the cost of the damage has yet to be assessed. Investigators have requested the assistance of physicists in the accident reconstruction.
One police officer told reporters at the scene, “the driver took off due to unexplained circumstances, flew some 30 meters through the air and ended up seven meters up in the church roof.”
Investigators believe the car’s speed led to the driver missing a turn. Just how the vehicle went airborne is still a bit of a mystery. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” continued Officer Knut Wagner.
Police and medical workers will carry out testing on a blood sample taken from the driver to determine if alcohol or drugs played a role in the incident.
[Source: spiegel.de]
