Forgot cell phone on car roof: strong impact triggers emergency call!

Forgot cell phone on car roof: strong impact triggers emergency call!

A curious incident occurred in the Ostholstein district when a man forgot his cell phone on the car roof and fell to the ground when driving. The cell phone recognized the impact as a serious accident and automatically made an emergency call. The emergency services, fire brigade and police immediately moved to the supposed scene of the accident, the police reported.

However, the emergency services only found the bag and the smartphone responsible for the emergency call. A little later the 52-year-old owner returned and explained that he had forgotten the bag while driving. This automatic accident recognition is a function that is integrated in certain smartphones. If sensors register a strong impact and the user does not react quickly enough, the emergency call is triggered automatically, as is explained on the website of the iPhone manufacturer Apple according to information from www.mopo.de .