A young man has turned out seriously injured this weekend in the Madrid town of Getafe after being run over while proposing to his girlfriend in the middle of a concentration of souped-up cars that were skidding around the young couple in celebration.
The event took place during a meeting in which several vehicles were skidding, a practice known as ‘drifting’, surrounding the couple at the time of the proposal. According to images recorded by witnesses, Both were in the center of the scene, while the cars spun around them.
Shortly after the request, One of the vehicles lost control and ran over the young man, who was left lying on the ground with serious injuries. Emergency services quickly responded to the scene to treat him and transfer him to a hospital. After the accident, The driver involved left the scene and fled. However, he was located and arrested shortly after in the neighboring municipality of Fuenlabrada.
The authorities have opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the event, which once again puts the focus on this type of illegal concentrations of vehicles and the risks associated with these reckless practices.
