RUSSIA — A pensioner was hospitalized after being struck by a reversing truck on a sidewalk in the Moscow region, according to local officials.
The incident happened during the day on Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya Street in Kolomna. Police said the 29-year-old driver of a box truck was reversing along the sidewalk when he failed to see the woman standing there and hit her.
Dashcam footage shows the moment of impact. Witnesses said the woman remained conscious after the collision and was transported to the hospital with injuries to her arms.
Inspectors from the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs are investigating the crash to determine potential charges and the exact circumstances.