Indian Citizen Decides That Stop Sign at Apšupe Intersection is Just Decoration
A truck driver from India proved that foreigners too can master the Latvian tradition of ignoring traffic signs.
On Wednesday at the Apšupe intersection, a true international cultural exchange event took place when an Indian citizen born in 1990 decided that the 'stop' sign was merely a Latvian folklore element that didn't apply to him. As a result, his Volvo truck got acquainted with a bus that was peacefully traveling from Riga to Liepāja.
As local resident Gunārs tells it: 'I always thought our Liepāja buses were like tanks, but this Indian guy proved that even they can be fragile.' In reality, the situation isn't funny — the bus driver had both legs amputated, and eight passengers sustained various injuries.
Police are currently providing about as minimal information as the truck driver's attention to traffic signs was minimal. Procedural activities are underway, which means officials are trying to understand how one can miss a 'stop' sign that's larger than the size of India's flag.
Local rescuers used hydraulic tools to free the victims and prevented diesel fuel spillage. As Liepāja mechanic Valdis says: 'Well, at least the fuel was quality — it didn't ignite from shock.' The intersection has now become a tourist attraction — everyone drives by to see what a 'stop' sign that can be missed looks like.
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