Runaway horse hits a stopped car and dents the roof in Alagoas An accident involving a car and a runaway horse was recorded this Friday afternoon (12), in Santana do Ipanema, in the Sertão de Alagoas. (Watch above) The vehicle was driven by salesman Carlos Antônio Alcântara Costa Júnior, who only suffered minor injuries to his hands and is doing well. To g1, the driver reported that he was traveling along the street when he encountered a traffic jam. With the vehicles stopped, two horses appeared out of control on the road. "There was a truck in front of me that managed to get free. (...) one of the horses came with everything and jumped on top of my vehicle", reported the seller. Traffic scare Júnior stated that the impact hit the passenger side and believes that the outcome could have been more serious if the animal had hit the driver's side. "I wasn't even here to tell the story," he said. "My car was stopped. As he was coming so fast, I couldn't get free. He jumped on top of the car and fell on the roof", he added. Despite the scare, the driver highlighted that he was alone in the car at the time of the accident. The impact caused extensive material damage. According to Júnior, the roof of the vehicle was dented, the glass was broken and other parts were also damaged. "I don't even know how to explain the size of the damage, I just know it was big," he said. READ ALSO: Driver runs over horse on Av. Josefa de Melo, in Maceió; watch the VIDEO 13-year-old boy and horse die in traffic accident in Maceió Animal rescue After the collision, the horse was removed from the track with the help of a man who works as a caretaker. The animal had bleeding in the pectoral region and received initial care at the scene until a veterinarian arrived. The horse was then taken to an Emater unit in the municipality, where it remains under monitoring. Runaway horse hits a stopped car and dents the roof in Alagoas Playback/Video