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“When I watched the footage, I exclaimed, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe that just happened,’” a local resident recounted.
In a Texas neighborhood, a motorcycle accident resulted in a dramatic blaze on April 2, narrowly avoiding several children in the vicinity. This alarming incident was captured on security cameras owned by a nearby homeowner.
Robert Perez shared with KENS5 that upon returning home around 1:30 p.m. after picking up his son from school, he noticed an unusual stir nearby. Driven by curiosity, he reviewed the recordings from his home’s surveillance system and was taken aback by what unfolded before his eyes.
“When I watched the footage, I exclaimed, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe that just happened,’” Perez remarked.
The video, which has rapidly gained traction on social media, depicts a motorcycle skidding across the street with the rider sliding behind it. The bike eventually collides with a curb, igniting into flames.
“I saw that he had hit the curb, and then his motorcycle flew up in a fireball,” Perez said. “Fortunately, it didn’t hit the children that were close by, but it looked like a very close call.”
Perez said a neighbor was already attempting to put out the flames with a garden hose when he arrived. The footage also shows the rider running across the street while on fire before collapsing in a nearby field.
“I also noticed that the rider was running across the street on fire,” he said.
Perez said he was later told by authorities that no children were injured and that the motorcyclist survived.
“I’m just glad, from my understanding, when I talked to the police, the children are fine, and no one besides the rider was injured,” he said. “Even the rider was able to walk away from that accident.”
Perez described the footage as “incredible” and “mind-blowing,” noting that some viewers online questioned its authenticity.
“There was a lot of people out there saying this video is AI,” Perez said. “But I can say that this was not a hoax. This was a real video that actually happened.”
Authorities have not released additional details about the crash or the condition of the rider.