A soccer match in Ecuador came to a bizarre halt on Sunday after a medical cart collided with a player while taking one of his teammates off the field.
The shambolic incident occurred during a game between LDU Portoviejo and El Nacional in LigaPro Serie B, the South American country’s second tier.
As the medical cart transported an injured Portoviejo player back to the locker room, midfielder Edison Caicedo was talking to one of the team’s coaches on the sideline when it came driving past them.
Though while standing with his back to the oncoming cart, Caicedo finished speaking with the coach and then went to turn in the opposite direction at the very worst moment.
The 36-year-old flew straight into the moving vehicle as he spun around, seemingly smacking his right knee on it before going tumbling to the floor.
A soccer match in Ecuador came to a bizarre halt after a medical cart collided with a player
LDU Portoviejo midfielder Edison Caicedo was on the floor in agony after walking into the cart
The coaches on the sideline quickly expressed their fury with the driver, who appeared to protest his innocence while also apologizing for the comical accident.
Fans were left in disbelief on social media, with one asking: ‘Don’t those little carts have a horn?’
But another user argued: ‘Not ran over, he walked into the cart and flopped’.
While a third put: ‘Dude walked straight into the cart without even looking’.
Fortunately, Caicedo eventually returned to his feet before finishing the final 20 minutes of the match.
Portoviejo held on for a 1-0 victory after the absurd medical-cart gaffe, keeping them seventh in the 12-team Serie B.
