Driver and passenger miraculously survive after their car got squashed between two lorries when one of the heavy trucks lost control and crashed into the vehicle
- Shocking footage shows the small car being slammed from the back in China
- A huge lorry raced down the road before crashing into the vehicle on the front
- The white car was pushed forward and squashed against the other truck ahead
- Two people in the mangled vehicle survived the horrific collision with injuries
Two people have dodged death in a freak collision after their car was flattened between two heavy-load lorries in south-eastern China.
Heart-stopping footage shows the huge truck racing down the road before rear-ending white car at a high speed and squashing it against the other lorry on the front.
The driver and passenger of the white vehicle suffered injuries but are in stable condition, according to the local police in Fujian province.
Heart-stopping footage shows the huge truck racing down the road before crashing into the rear-end of the white car and squashing it against the other lorry on the front. The picture shows the green lorry approaching the road before the collision took place in Fujian province
Heart-stopping pictures capture the moment the huge truck racing down the road before crashing into the rear-end of the white car and squashing it against the other lorry on the front
The incident took place on Monday in Xianyou county, Fujian province of south-eastern China, the police statement said.
The white car was waiting behind a cement mixer truck on a road when a heavy-load lorry approached.
The terrifying clip shows the green truck appearing to have lost control and speeding on the road before clashing with the small vehicle.
The motor is seen being pushed forward and slammed against the lorry on the front.
The green truck was finally halted by the collision, with heavy smokes coming out of the heavy-load vehicle.
Two people have miraculously dodged death from a severe collision after their car is squeezed between two heavy-load lorries and crushed to pieces in south-eastern China. Picture on the right shows the driver of the white vehicle being tended by firefighters who arrived
Local firefighters and police officers were called to the scene for rescue.
The police said that the driver of the green truck ‘failed to observe the road situation and collided with the vehicles ahead’.
The statement read: ‘Two people – driver and passenger – in the small vehicle suffered injuries. All three vehicles had different levels of damage.’
They were rushed to a hospital and are in stable condition, according to the authority.
The injured residents are two female teachers from a local school, the local media report.
An investigation for the accident is ongoing.