Leonia Picone died when she was hit by a driver who didn't see her in the blind spots of his truck
The mother who gave a driving lesson to her teenage son, was hit by a truck after she had an argument with the driver who crashed into their car.
Leonia Picone, 55, and her 17-year-old son stopped the car. came to speak with a truck driver after he allegedly crashed into the back of their Ford Mondeo in Sydney, Australia.
Footage of the incident shows Ms Picone walking towards a nearby truck as while he stood motionless, while his driver remained standing. in his taxi.
She was then seen waving her arms to get the driver's attention as she moved in front of the truck.
Her son also approached the side of the vehicle, who subsequently lunged forward and hit Ms. Picone.
Paramedics who arrived at the scene in the suburb of Weatherill Park were unable to save her.
Her son, who was uninjured, was treated for shock after witnessing the incident.
«Absolutely horrendous»
Inspector Josh Dixon of the NSW Police called the crash was » absolutely terrible for the family.”
«The pedestrian was on the road trying to get the attention of the driver of this vehicle,» he said.
The accident investigation officers are now preparing a report for the coroner.
The fatal crash has caused intense Debate about culpability and whether a truck driver saw a single mother because of the blind spots in his cab.
“If you are right in front of the truck, the driver I won’t be able to see you,” said Jerome Karslake, director of the Australian National Road Safety Partnership at the Monash University Accident Research Centre, on Channel 7's Sunrise.
«It [the truck] didn't look like it had mirrors and there were no safety technology in front of the car that could activate, like a radar that could stop it,” he added.
“The driver would have done it, no doubt.” the mother was not seen at all.”
Local mayor Frank Carbon, meanwhile, called the incident “a terrible tragedy.”
“It broke the heart of the community,” he told Channel 7.
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