On Wednesday evening, a man took the car of a cigarette-smoking taxi driver, then drove onto the Árpád bridge and caused a fatal accident. Györgyi Ábrahám, the owner of the taxi, spoke after the tragedy and recalled to RTL the minutes before the accident.
The taxi driver whose car was stolen by the rampaging driver who caused the accident that killed three people on the Árpád Bridge appeared before the cameras of RTL News
As we reported, three fatal road accidents took place on the Árpád bridge late on Wednesday night. According to the police, the accident was caused by a stolen taxi. While the driver was smoking a cigarette, a man jumped into the car. The female taxi driver began to argue with him, but the man eventually closed the door and drove away. After that, the perpetrator collided with several cars, which resulted in the death of the gray Suzuki: the amok driver, as well as the driver and passenger of the Suzuki, lost their lives.
He asked for help, but to no avail
Györgyi Ábrahám, the owner of the taxi, recalled the ominous day by saying that he started work around four in the afternoon, and shortly after 10 in the evening, after a ride, he rested at Szentlélek Square. That's when the perpetrator arrived.
"The man came out of nowhere, I've never seen him anywhere before. It grew completely silent there, I can still smell it in my nose," he recalled.
The taxi driver was frightened by the man's approach, but could not step back from him because of the bodywork. "He looked at me with a faint smile and asked: 'What's wrong?' I said: 'I'm scared.' Then he asked at the same time: 'Are you free or waiting for someone, will you take me?'" said the driver.
Györgyi told the man that he would not take her, but then he tried to hide in the gap between her thigh and the door and pushed her up. That's when the fight started: the attacker tried to hook him, but he didn't succeed. He then kicked the taxi driver's foot and slammed the door on his hand. After the man got into the driver's seat, he tried to pull the door open with both hands, but the driver held it with his left hand, while with his right hand he held on to the pillar and pulled the attacker.
"The kicks-cuts-hits happened quickly, we both gave and received," he said. Meanwhile, he shouted for help, but no one stopped.
I don't understand this... people, let's listen to each other! If someone shouts for help, you can go there to help them. Because if the perpetrator is alone, he may be discouraged if there are more people against him
he added.
The attacker didn't make a sound during the fight
She recalled that the man was silent throughout the fight, did not utter a single sound, and made eye contact only once when he wanted to punch her in the stomach. "Then he managed a little, but it wasn't terrible," he added. He recalled that the man started the car with difficulty because the dashboard and automatic transmission were unfamiliar to him. Finally, he started the vehicle with the door still open, before Györgyi tried to get closer. Then he tried to cut him in the stomach again. The taxi driver was worried that he might run over his leg, so he stepped back.
This is where I lost the battle. The distance was too long, the effort too little. He started with the door open, which he tried to pull in, I ran after him
he recalled.
The man drove away and she turned around and called for help. Several people drove past him and avoided him on the road. Finally, a white car stopped after it had already stepped out onto the road and stood in front of them. "I was like, 'I'd rather be run over now,'" he said.
At that time, he wanted to chase the perpetrator and hoped that his car's anti-theft system would also activate. However, the two women who picked him up instead helped him dial the police, but it was too late, because the maniac drove onto the bridge in the meantime and the tragedy happened. He only saw the dead, the injured, and the wrecked cars from the police car. "It's not the sight of dead bodies or the injured, but the fact that human life cannot be brought back," he added.
Not physically, mentally, spiritually tired
Fortunately, the driver was only slightly injured in his leg, hand and stomach. According to him, his condition is not critical, but he still sometimes shakes or sobs when he remembers the night of the accident.
The story, my vision of the future, and the sight of the wreckage are disheartening. When a lot of cars crash, what remains is a smell. Besides, the smell of blood is still in my nose, as well as the stench of this man.
Györgyi Ábrahám has been driving a taxi for 18 years, but according to him, this has never happened to him or his friends. He said that he had only slept four hours since the tragedy: he was tired not physically, but mentally and spiritually. In the meantime, his brain is spinning because he wants to continue his work, but he has now lost the material condition, his car.
“My car was high end, I bought it from my inheritance and I loved it. For me, the car is a family member. I see tomorrow as a bit bleak, but I trust that God will continue to help me," he said.
He didn't just use it for work
At the same time, he needs the taxi not only to earn money, it is also essential for his volunteer work. In Györgyi's free time, he went to the countryside to rescue dogs, then to find medical care and a foster home for them. Now he trusts that the insurance company will pay his claim.
As he said, "I respect life a lot: there is one, let's appreciate it. It is possible to live a valuable and meaningful life, it is not necessary to spoil it. No one has the right to take life, no one can play God" . That's why he's so angry with the amok runner,
"to this person who is worthless to me and I think to others as well, who took the lives of valuable people".
This is no ordinary accident. The sights are not ordinary, nor is the nature of the event ordinary. They are not used to running around everywhere, taking a car, and then causing a fatal tragedy in front of the traffic. Precious young people died. I don't think this is a forgivable offense
Györgyi Ábrahám concluded his thoughts.
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