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They Tried to Steal His Car and He Ran Them over; Did the Thieves Lose Their Lives?

A video circulating on social media has reignited the debate on road safety after showing a foiled carjacking attempt in Quilicura, north of Santiago, Chile. Video shows failed robbery attempt and driver's reaction in Chile. According to local media reports, the incident occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, February 7, around 3:36 p.m., at an intersection of Route 5 and Vespucio Norte, in the Quilicura district. Two men traveling in a pickup …
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What happened at the intersection of Route 5 and Vespucio Norte in Santiago seems like something out of a movie. A group of criminals tried to ambush a motorist, but the driver reacted by accelerating and managed to escape, running over one of the assailants in the process. The scene was captured on video and quickly went viral. It first circulated in Chile, but rapidly spread to international media: European and Latin American news outlets pick…

A video circulating on social media has reignited the debate on road safety after showing a foiled carjacking attempt in Quilicura, north of Santiago, Chile. Video shows failed robbery attempt and driver's reaction in Chile. According to local media reports, the incident occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, February 7, around 3:36 p.m., at an intersection of Route 5 and Vespucio Norte, in the Quilicura district. Two men traveling in a pickup …

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