Robbers escaped with minor injuries when their getaway car was crushed by shipping container

Three Brazilian robbery suspects were battered but lucky to be alive after a shipping container crushed their getaway car on Friday.



The two men, aged 28 and 31, and a 15-year-old were allegedly fleeing a burgled construction shop in Navegantes, on the north coast of Santa Catarina, when a truck carrying the container hit another truck, causing the load to topple over. Surveillance footage captured at around 3:30pm showed the moment the container fell on the car used by the suspects as they sped past.



All three survived with only minor bruises to the head and arms despite their vehicle being almost flattened under the weight. According to the commander of the Volunteer Fire Department Navegantes, Ricardo Luiz da Silva, the trio were trapped in the wreckage for about 30 minutes.


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After being freed by emergency crews, they were placed directly in a military police vehicle and booked for theft and assault. Later that day, the two adults were sent to the penitentiary complex of Vale and the teenager was taken to Casep of Itajaí. All three were known to police.