A senior citizen on a mobility scooter caused traffic chaos as he rolled out into the fast lane of a busy tunnel road.
The low speed, high stakes incident was caught on dashcam and posted online, where it’s gone viral.
Watch the incident in the video above.
It was filmed in the Julio Luengo Tunnel in Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria in the Spanish Canary Islands, and the footage has been widely shared on Twitter.
In the video, the elderly man on a mobility scooter is seen taking up the fast lane of a busy road as motorists carefully navigate around him.
Unlike the other drivers, the older gentleman also appears to not have his lights on while travelling through the city tunnel.
The local authorities confirmed on social media that the police escorted the man, name and nationality not disclosed, to the nearest exit.
The Las Palmas authorities also said that pedestrians, bicycles, mobility scootersElectric scooters that provide mobility assistance for seniors, facilitating movement over longer di... and other vehicles without licence plates are not allowed in the tunnel.
It is unclear if the police sanctioned the elderly man for driving through the tunnel on a slow-moving scooter.
Social media users were in disbelief after seeing the video.
Many sympathised with the old man, wondering if there was a medical explanation for his adventure.
Twitter user ‘Natalia’ said: “The man may have dementiaA chronic disorder characterized by a decline in cognitive function beyond what might be expected fr... or something similar.”
While others saw the lighter side of the unusual sight.
‘Federico Gutierrez’ joked: “But was he wearing a face mask?!”
