A father of two has died in Melbourne, USA, after crashing his SUV into a fireworks shop.
Melbourne, USA – Two cars collided at an intersection in Florida. After the accident, the father of two, John Marcano (53), ended up in a fireworks shop. For him, any help came too late. The driver is dead.
Within a short time, the explosive goods caught fire and the fireworks shop was engulfed in flames. © screenshot: facebook/Candy Tout Tanner
At around 4:15 p.m. last Monday, John Marcano drove his SUV down West New Haven Avenue in Melbourne, US, as usual. He wanted to pick up his two children from school.
For reasons that are still unclear, he suddenly collided with a Toyota driver. Marcano lost control of his SUV, went off the road into a parking lot and crashed into the attached firecracker shop.
After this incident, the car caught fire, soon igniting the explosive goods, and before long the entire store was up in flames. Florida police told the magazine News 6.
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The first shots went off, sparks were seen, smoke rose: “Oh my god, oh my god!” you can hear a passerby calling on a video on social networks.
A veritable fireworks display quickly developed, above which a thick cloud of smoke could still be seen hundreds of yards away.
Subsequently, 53-year-old John Marcano was only rescued dead from his SUV. The two employees who were in the shop at the time of the accident managed to escape.
According to Roxana Dominguez, cousin of the deceased, Marcano leaves his wife and two children together.
“He was a fun, happy guy. He loved his wife and kids,” said Roxana Dominguez.
The police believe that cell phone recordings or, as in this case, dash cams in cars can help clarify the course of the accident. © screenshot: facebook/Candy Tout Tanner
Yesterday, investigators returned to the crash site and collected more evidence.
According to his statements, investigations were carried out on the building and on the damaged car, but also at the intersection.
Officials also said the questioning of witnesses was “elementary” in determining the cause of the crash.
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“Citizens have found people who have installed a dash cam in their car. We are looking into it,” said the experienced police lieutenant Channing Taylor.
He received the “Policeman of the Year” award in 2016 and was awarded to this sad incident.
As News 6 reported, two employees were inside the store at the time of the incident.
Both employees apparently could do nothing more for the 53-year-old Marcano, but they could save themselves. The driver of the Toyota was also unhurt.
