Car in M’sia crashes into shop after driver accidentally hits accelerator, leaving woman with fractured bones

70-year-old driver crashes into Penang shop after allegedly hitting accelerator instead of brake

A 64-year-old woman suffered a fractured leg after a car crashed into a homeware shop in Penang on Tuesday morning (3 Nov).

The 70-year-old driver said his foot slipped onto the accelerator while he was attempting to park outside the shop in Machang Bubok.

Car crashes into shop & pins woman against cabinet

The accident happened at around 9.30am at a homeware shop along the main road in Machang Bubok, opposite the local police station and government health clinic.

The 64-year-old customer, surnamed Xu (surname transliterated from Mandarin), was standing near the counter and speaking to a staff member when a blue sedan suddenly entered the shop.

The impact pushed her against a display cabinet, trapping her between it and the front of the vehicle.

Goods and debris were scattered across the shop, while the car’s front bumper was also damaged.

The driver subsequently reversed the vehicle, allowing those at the scene to help free the injured woman.

She was later taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment.

Driver says foot slipped onto accelerator

The driver, identified as 70-year-old Rajandran (name transliterated from Mandarin) from Alma, said he had driven his wife to the nearby government clinic for a medical appointment.

While waiting, he noticed an empty parking space outside the shop across the road and decided to move his car there before visiting the clinic himself.

Rajendran said that as he attempted to brake while entering the parking space, his foot slipped onto the accelerator instead.

The car then unexpectedly surged forward into the shop.

Shop assistant narrowly avoids being hit

A 51-year-old employee, identified as Zhang Liqiong (name transliterated from Mandarin), said she was behind the counter when the car crashed through the entrance.

She immediately told the driver to reverse after seeing the customer trapped.

Ms Zhang said a concrete wall behind the display cabinet prevented the car from travelling further into the shop.

She added that she had been standing behind the counter because of discomfort in her leg, which may have helped her avoid being struck herself.

Traffic police later arrived at the scene and are investigating the accident.

Also read: Elderly driver crashes car into coffeeshop in M’sia after shifting into wrong gear

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