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Kyrgyzstan - 29 childrens were injured by runaway driverless ice cream truck rolling down slope after driver ‘released handbrake’ during ceremony.

Anjali

Intimidating footage shows the moment a driverless truck ran over 29 school children at a festival in Kyrgyzstan today. The truck was being used by an ice cream vendor when it suddenly began rolling down a hill toward a crowd of thousands of people, utmost facing the contrary direction.

While some were suitable to get out of its way, numerous others weren't so lucky and were hit full on as the truck furrowed through crowd after crowd. Eighteen children were rehabilitated and seven of them in ferocious care. The injured children were between nine and 16 years old. Other children are seen sitting on the grass on the side of the hill.

Numerous were dressed up for the event, a festival dedicated to Manas Epic, a fabulous poem that has great artistic significance in the mountainous former Soviet republic, including traditional dresses and soldier outfits. The unfortunate driver and the security men ran towards the truck when they realized that the vehicle was out of control and heading into the crowd of children. He begins to roll towards the large crowd, gaining speed and accelerates as he reaches the top of a grassy edge with a steep slope on the other side.

Estimates suggest the blue Hyundai Porter pickup truck reached 30 miles per hour. The truck(seen over right from behind a tree) was being used by an ice cream vendor when it suddenly began rolling upwardly toward a crowd of thousands, utmost facing the contrary direction. The shocking incident was captured on videotape from several angles, including a drone swimming above the crowd as some children held a large Kyrgyzstan flag.

The trick is seen moments after passing through a group of people. The screams from the crowd advised some people in front of the truck, who desperately tried to get out of the way. Still, formerly again some weren't presto enough. The vehicle rolled down another steep slope and crashed into another group of children, this time substantially sitting on the ground. They were also crushed and the truck ran over at least one further. Further men were seen bravely running towards the vehicle in an attempt to enter the cabin and stop it.

It eventually stopped after going through a marquee, as the images show. An ambulance was seen offering help to the youthful victims of the raw truck. The truck is seen stopping after passing through a canopy. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said “According to primary information, ice cream was being vended on the truck.

”Government officials ordered doctors “to give high-quality medical care as well as necessary medications. ”The country’s Health Minister, Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, was reported to have assumed“ particular control” of overseeing the treatment of the victims. Police have started a primary investigation into the incident.