One Sydney pedestrian came within centimetres of being struck when a black sedan turning into a petrol station spun out of control and smashed into a bowser.
The original video posted to Reddit, purportedly captured on August 28 in Padstow, shows the view of a petrol station’s bowsers off Fairford Road.
A man walks across the driveway before pausing on the sidewalk.
As he stands there, a black sedan attempts to take the turn into the station too fast and slides out of control.
It appears to miss the bystander by a hair, but he nonetheless falls as the car strikes a banner and signage, churning up a hail of dirt.
The sedan then slams sideways through a rank of bowsers and into an unattended ute, before finally coming to a halt.
Bystanders and other drivers rush to the scene.
A white ute was on the other side of the stricken bowsers, but the driver had apparently finished filling up – also dodging a potentially grievous collision.
Police confirmed emergency services were contacted at about 4.50pm on Friday, August 28, after a crash at a petrol station on Fairford Road, Padstow.
The sedan driver, 33, was uninjured and returned a negative breath test result.
He was issues a traffic infringement notice for negligent driving, with a $577 fine.
No other injuries were reported.
Extracted in full from: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/sydney-car-crash-video-shows-near-miss-car-smashes-into-petrol-bowser-20260901-p60t9u.html
