After watching this video, I’ve lost all hope in humanity.

Just yesterday, an innocent 12 year old girl was enjoying a casual bike ride in her home town of Sussex, England when she was vigorously slammed into the ground by an oblivious Subaru driver.

When asked what was going through his mind at the time of the accident, the offender, Hugo Purchase, had this to say:

“I have seen the video several times and still don’t know how I failed to see the girl. She was sitting there for around 20 seconds. It is unbelievable.

I looked left and right before pulling out but failed to look where I was actually going before launching forwards.

I had my foot on the clutch as I prepared to change gear. I wish I had my foot on the brake instead.

The poor girl was in a lot of pain, and I think she landed on her coccyx (tailbone). Thankfully, she was not too seriously injured.”

Although he seems quite sincere in his remorseful apology, it is still completely unfathomable how one could be so blind when behind the wheel. Hugo concluded his statement by pleading other drivers to learn from his mistake.

Here is the shocking video capturing the exact moment of when the incident occurred.