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10-06-2010, 05:35 AM
The incredible moment a woman flies 40ft through the air after she's hit from behind by a speeding car - and SURVIVES
By Paul Thompson (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Paul+Thompson)
Last updated at 8:23 AM on 6th October 2010
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This is the shocking moment a woman was hit by a speeding car and thrown 40feet into the air.
Miraculously, the 44-year-old woman survived the astonishing crash.
CCTV footage captures the moment the car ploughed into the woman as she walked along a street in Brazil on Saturday, October 2, 2010.
Scroll down to see the video
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF51000005DC-51_468x286.jpg Miracle: CCTV footage shows the unidentified maid walking along a street in Belem, Brazil, at 6 in the morning last Saturday...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF3D000005DC-134_468x286.jpg Then, a split second later, a speeding car crashes in to her from behind - tossing her in to the air
The unidentified woman - who was returning home at 6am from work - is flipped up on to the bonnet of the car and tossed more than 40feet along the road before crashing down.
The speeding car is seen screeching to a halt by the side of the woman who is lying injured.
Cameras from a nearby building captured the collision and the arrival of a police car.
Brazilian website G1.Globo.com said a neighbour was woken up at the sound of the crash in the Brazilian town of Belem.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF0D000005DC-236_468x286.jpg The force of the impact causes the woman to fly up in front of the speeding car
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF19000005DC-340_468x286.jpg Her body travels some 40feet through the air
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF11000005DC-411_468x286.jpg Finally her body crashes down on to the pavement. Amazingly, she survived the crash with minor injuries
Ana Christina Santana, 55, said she thought at first that two cars had collided.
But when she looked outside and saw the woman, covered in blood and lying on the pavement, she realised the horrifying truth.
The driver, she said, was tearfully crying for help and begging forgiveness.
Incredibly, she said, the victim - a servant at the home of a wealthy family - was conscious and able to give her address.
The driver was desperate to help the victim, she said, but as a crowd formed was unable to get near.
She said the driver was frantic and did not stop crying.
The woman was rushed to hospital where, astonishingly, she survived with just minor injuries.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, has now gone viral, and is being picked up by blogs and websites around the world.
It has also been shown on U.S. TV where on the Good Morning America show a presenter was so surprised by the footage that he could be heard expressing his shock off the camera.
See the shocking video here
Read more: [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1318021/Woman-survives-car-crash-Belem-Brazil.html#ixzz11ZNxbvEg (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1318021/Woman-survives-car-crash-Belem-Brazil.html)
By Paul Thompson (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Paul+Thompson)
Last updated at 8:23 AM on 6th October 2010
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This is the shocking moment a woman was hit by a speeding car and thrown 40feet into the air.
Miraculously, the 44-year-old woman survived the astonishing crash.
CCTV footage captures the moment the car ploughed into the woman as she walked along a street in Brazil on Saturday, October 2, 2010.
Scroll down to see the video
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF51000005DC-51_468x286.jpg Miracle: CCTV footage shows the unidentified maid walking along a street in Belem, Brazil, at 6 in the morning last Saturday...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF3D000005DC-134_468x286.jpg Then, a split second later, a speeding car crashes in to her from behind - tossing her in to the air
The unidentified woman - who was returning home at 6am from work - is flipped up on to the bonnet of the car and tossed more than 40feet along the road before crashing down.
The speeding car is seen screeching to a halt by the side of the woman who is lying injured.
Cameras from a nearby building captured the collision and the arrival of a police car.
Brazilian website G1.Globo.com said a neighbour was woken up at the sound of the crash in the Brazilian town of Belem.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF0D000005DC-236_468x286.jpg The force of the impact causes the woman to fly up in front of the speeding car
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF19000005DC-340_468x286.jpg Her body travels some 40feet through the air
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/10/05/article-1318021-0B7DDF11000005DC-411_468x286.jpg Finally her body crashes down on to the pavement. Amazingly, she survived the crash with minor injuries
Ana Christina Santana, 55, said she thought at first that two cars had collided.
But when she looked outside and saw the woman, covered in blood and lying on the pavement, she realised the horrifying truth.
The driver, she said, was tearfully crying for help and begging forgiveness.
Incredibly, she said, the victim - a servant at the home of a wealthy family - was conscious and able to give her address.
The driver was desperate to help the victim, she said, but as a crowd formed was unable to get near.
She said the driver was frantic and did not stop crying.
The woman was rushed to hospital where, astonishingly, she survived with just minor injuries.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, has now gone viral, and is being picked up by blogs and websites around the world.
It has also been shown on U.S. TV where on the Good Morning America show a presenter was so surprised by the footage that he could be heard expressing his shock off the camera.
See the shocking video here
Read more: [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1318021/Woman-survives-car-crash-Belem-Brazil.html#ixzz11ZNxbvEg (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1318021/Woman-survives-car-crash-Belem-Brazil.html)