Moving car is hit by tree during windstorm on SC-355; VIDEO shows destroyed vehicle

Images recorded after the accident show the rear of the white Volkswagen Voyage badly damaged and covered in branches (see the video above).

The incident happened around 4pm, according to the Fire Department. The driver refused medical assistance and signed a form of exemption from treatment. In addition to the tree that hit the car, another structure fell onto the road.

After the lane was cleaned and marked, the stretch of highway was under the responsibility of the Videira Traffic Authority (ORTRAVI).

The storm caused damage in the region. In Chapecó, a recording recorded the moment when the force of the wind ripped the roof off a building and threw it onto a neighboring house.

Also in the center of Chapecó, the wall of a building under construction collapsed onto a car. Two people were in the vehicle and suffered minor injuries. They received medical care and are doing well.