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Scooter rear-ends car and comes to a miraculous stop

Scooter rear-ends car and comes to a miraculous stop

A delivery driver sustained minor knee injuries after crashing their scooter into the back of a car at a red light on the Johan van Hasseltweg in Amsterdam yesterday evening. Although the scooter remained balanced vertically on its front wheel after the impact, the vehicle was rendered unusable, while the car driver was left uninjured.

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