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Raw Video;Car crashes into the roof of a small church, aftermath

(No commentary)The residents of the small german town Limbach-Oberfrohna were startled last night when a 23 year old men crashed his car into the roof of the nearly 200 year old town`s church.
The car was moving at an estimated speed of 150 km/h (95 mph) before the driver lost control. His Skoda then sledded over a small green strip that goes slightly uphill and took off from the ground. His 35 meter flight was brought to a halt when his car broke through the roof of a nearby church. The 1811 constructed church was only lightly damaged but the 23 year old driver suffered life-threatening injuries.

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Added: Jan-26-2009 Occurred On: Jan-25-2009
By: PeterAusDeutschland
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News, Arts and Entertainment, Other, Other
Tags: accident, crash, car, church, germany, saxonia, aftermath, injured, rescue,
Location: Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
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