Brazil man hit on head by runaway car tyre (Video)

Desk Report: A Brazilian man was left with a fractured chest and skull when he face-planted into the ground after a runaway tyre hit him on the back of the head.

Roberto Carlos Fernandes, 50, was walking along the pavement with his wife in Ipatinga, Brazil, when the loose tyre came speeding towards him.
The tyre collides directly with the man’s head, which in turn sends him spearing dangerously face-first towards the concrete.

His wife immediately stops to try to help him as pedestrians and motorists rush to his side.

Video from nearby security cameras does not show where the loose tyre came from, but it does reveal the horrific moment it hit Mr Fernandes.

Mr Fernandes was taken to hospital with a fractured chest and a fractured skull but was now stable and 'feeling much better'.

A report from the Military Police said that they had reviewed the CCTV for clues but could not see exactly where the tyre came from.

They said they seized the rubber tyre but they could not locate the vehicle it had come from.

risingbd/DHAKA/Feb 22, 2017/Augustin Sujan