Thursday, December 2, 2010

Lucky trucker's cliffhanger escape

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A truck driver survived a real life cliffhanger when his overloaded rig balanced above a 400ft drop after its brakes failed.

Police say the truck - loaded with 40 tons of coal - was going too fast to make a turn onto the exit ramp leading from a mine in Qingzhen, south west China.

And after crashing through a safety barrier, the out of control truck was only saved when it ploughed through a pile of sand being used by builders.

"It was enough to slow it down. The driver had been convinced he was going to die and took a lot of persuading to climb out of his cab and back up the truck," said a police spokesman.

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