Driver survives crash, bee attack

Photo: Enrique Asson
Photo: Enrique Asson

UPDATE:

A man is now in hospital after crawling away from a car crash and an attack by a swarm of bees in Valencia yesterday.

The unidentified man was found on the roadside by ambulance attendants, some time after a car was found crashed into a light pole at about 7.30 am on Saturday.

Valencia residents had been searching for the driver who they believed crawled out of the car to escape a swarm of bees as the crash disturbed a hive on the pole. Residents said they heard “a bang” and screaming coming from the Eastern Main Road along the Valencia stretch.
When they came out they saw a white Toyota station-wagon abandoned at the side of the road.
They alerted police and fire officers.

The crash not only disturbed the bee hive but high tension power lines were also pulled down.
The road was temporarily closed as fire officers awaited TTEC and Ministry of Agriculture crews to assist with the lines and the bees. Residents said the driver could not have gone far and may have been badly hurt. Last evening, police reported the man was found alive by a passing ambulance. It could not be confirmed which hospital he was taken to for treatment.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Valencia residents are searching for the driver of a car which they found crashed into a light pole at about 7.30 am on Saturday.

The driver may have crawled out of the car to escape a swarm of bees as the crash disturbed a hive on the pole.

Residents said they heard "a bang" and screaming coming from the Eastern Main Road along the Valencia stretch.

When they came out they saw a white Toyota station-wagon abandoned at the side of the road.

They alerted police and fire officers.

The crash not only disturbed the beehive but high tension power lines were also pulled down.

The road has been temporarily closed as fire officers await TTEC and Ministry of Agriculture crews to assist with the lines and the bees.

Residents, meanwhile, continue to search for the driver who they say could not have gone far and may be badly hurt.

Comments

"Driver survives crash, bee attack"

More in this section