Key Highlights
- CCTV footage from the town of Sarayagash shows the driver speeding into the largely empty square during the early morning hours and performing tight circular spins, commonly known as donuts, in a Russian-made Lada sedan. As the driver attempted to complete a second consecutive spin, the vehicle swung wider than before and headed directly toward a 40-foot Christmas tree positioned in the center of the square.
- The car continued forward and slammed into the decorated tree, sending it crashing to the ground as lights scattered across the pavement.
- The impact flattened the illuminated holiday display almost instantly.
- OHIO KIDS AS YOUNG AS 8 STEAL CAR, LEAD POLICE ON CHASE CRASH INTO HOME, WORRIED ABOUT SANTA, PRESENTS: POLICE CCTV captured a reckless late night joyride spiraling out of control as a driver crashed into a towering Christmas tree in a Kazakhstan town square before fleeing.
- (East2West) The driver did not stop after the crash and instead sped away, leaving the toppled tree lying flat in the square. According to The Sun, witnesses said the vehicle’s tires screeched as the driver circled the square at speed, narrowly missing street furniture and festive decorations in the moments leading up to the crash.