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Driverless electric garbage truck hits café tables in Chania, two customers injured
A small electric garbage truck moved without a driver at Chania's Venetian Harbour on Monday, 9 November, and struck café tables. Two customers were hurt, and the driver was reported arrested.
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In brief
A small electric garbage truck began moving without a driver at the Venetian Harbour in Chania on Monday, 9 November, just after 10:00, and hit tables at an open café.
Two customers were hurt and taken to the Chania hospital by an EKAB ambulance.
The male driver had got out to collect rubbish when the truck moved; ΣΚΑΪ and iefimerida report his arrest, and NEWS 24/7 says the arrest was under way.
The conditions that made the truck move without a driver have not been explained, and the Chania port authority is running a preliminary investigation with a forensic expert expected at the scene.
What happened
A small electric garbage truck operated by ΔΕΔΙΣΑ began moving on its own at the Venetian Harbour in Chania on Monday, 9 November, just after 10:00. The vehicle was on its door-to-door collection round, and its driver had stepped out to pick up rubbish. Sources do not explain why the truck started to move without anyone at the wheel. It travelled until it reached a café that was open and in use at the time.
The injuries
Two customers who were drinking coffee at the café tables were hit before they could get out of the way. An EKAB ambulance took both of them to the hospital in Chania. The reports do not describe how seriously the two were hurt.
The driver and the investigation
The driver was not injured, according to ΣΚΑΪ and NEWS 24/7, although NEWS 24/7 reports that he was in shock after the incident. Iefimerida and ΣΚΑΪ report that he was arrested, while NEWS 24/7 describes the arrest as still under way. The Chania port authority (Λιμεναρχείο Χανίων) is conducting the preliminary investigation. A forensic expert is expected at the scene to establish the conditions under which the vehicle moved without a driver.
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Sources and context
- in.grTraffic accident in Chania with a garbage truck: It hit a café tableΤροχαίο στα Χανιά με απορριμματοφόρο: Έπεσε σε τραπέζι καφετέριας - Δύο τραυματίες · original in Greek
- iefimerida.grChania: Uncontrolled garbage truck hit a café at the Venetian Harbour - Two injured [Images & video]Χανιά: Ακυβέρνητο απορριμματοφόρο έπεσε πάνω σε καφετέρια στο Ενετικό Λιμάνι -Δύο τραυματίες [Εικόνες & βίντεο] · original in Greek
- NewsITChania: Garbage truck hit a café at the Venetian Harbour injuring 2 customersΧανιά: Σκουπιδιάρικο έπεσε πάνω σε καφετέρια στο Ενετικό Λιμάνι τραυματίζοντας 2 πελάτες - Δείτε φωτογραφίες · original in Greek
- ΣΚΑΪGarbage truck hit a café at the Venetian Harbour of ChaniaΑπορριμματοφόρο έπεσε σε καφετέρια στο Ενετικό Λιμάνι των Χανίων - 2 τραυματίες · original in Greek
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