Woman is hit by a mattress that fell off a truck in Parintins Self-employed person Rosana Lima de Souza said she is in pain after being hit by a box mattress that fell from the back of a truck, on Friday (24), on Avenida Nações Unidas, in the Center of Parintins, in the interior of Amazonas. She was walking down the street with her grandson, after going out to buy bread, when she was surprised by the furniture. "It's very painful. I'm not feeling well, I'm not able to walk properly," Rosana told Rede Amazônica. Security cameras recorded the accident. The images show Rosana walking with her grandson when the mattress falls. The child managed to avoid it, but the grandmother was hit. (see video above) ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Witnesses claim that the driver only stopped to collect the mattress and other furniture that fell from the body. According to reports, he did not provide assistance to the victim and left the scene. "They don't try to see what's happening, they don't try to tape (the mattress), have security. Look what happened to me," said Rosana. Rosana was helped by a motorcyclist, who took her to an emergency unit. She suffered bruises on several parts of her body. 'It's very painful', said a woman hit by a mattress while walking along an avenue in Parintins Photo: Reproduction/Rede Amazônica The case Rosana Lima de Souza was injured after being hit by a box mattress that detached from the body of a truck on Friday (24), on Avenida Nações Unidas, in the center of Parintins, in the interior of Amazonas. She was walking along the road after going out to buy bread when she was surprised by the furniture. The case was registered at the Parintins Interactive Police Station. The Civil Police investigate the circumstances of the accident, seek to identify the truck driver and verify the causes of the cargo's detachment. The Municipal Traffic and Transport Company (EMTT) of Parintins was contacted to inform what measures are being taken in relation to the accident, but, until the last update of this report, it had not responded. Woman is hit by mattress on Avenida de Parintins, in Amazonas. Reproduction/Social Media
'It's very painful', says woman hit by mattress on Parintins avenue
Woman is hit by a mattress that fell off a truck in Parintins Self-employed person Rosana Lima de Souza said she is in pain after being hit by a box mattress that fell from the back of a truck, on Friday (24), on...
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