Is this the most miraculous escape ever? Driver survives horrific crash after truck FLATTENS his car
By Anthony Bond
A Chinese driver has had an incredible escape after his car was squashed virtually flat after being buried underneath a ton of gravel.
The car was crushed when a lorry laden with gravel tipped over and spilled its entire load.
This sparked a major rescue operation, with firefighters first on the scene amazed to discover that the driver was still alive.
Crushed: A Chinese driver has had an incredible escape after his car was squashed virtually flat after being buried underneath a ton of gravel
Rescue: The car was crushed when a lorry laden with gravel tipped over and spilled its entire load onto the car. This man pictured was left trapped inside the tiny space
A witness who saw the accident in Xiangtan, southern China's Hunan Province, said those at the scene did not hold out much hope for the man inside the vehicle. 'We thought the driver definitely died', he said.
Firefighters called in a crane to help lift the lorry - but it was initially too small, so they had to call for help from a larger machine.
Buried: Firefighters and other rescue workers are pictured attempting to clear away all the gravel from on top of the car
Concerns: A witness who saw the accident in Xiangtan, southern China's Hunan Province, said those at the scene did not hold out much hope for the man inside the vehicle
It then made clearing the gravel easier and they sawed open the car roof to free the casualty.
He was finally pulled free more than an hour after the accident.
He was sent to hospital where doctors discovered he had several broken bones.
Safe: The man was finally pulled free more than an hour after the accident
Horrific: The car was barely recognisable underneath the gravel
中國湖南京珠高速橋下，一輛裝滿砂石的湘潭貨車在行駛中翻車，壓在了路中等紅燈的小轎車上。一瞬間，小轎車整車被淹沒在碎石中。附近的環衛工人和過路居民見狀後，立即找來鐵鍬等工具，將轎車上的碎石迅速扒開，救出兩名被困乘客。在交警與消防官兵的聯手救援下，被困司機也在一小時後被救出車廂。據一位在場的交警介紹，“兩名乘客沒有受傷，司機腿部有可能骨折，但傷情並不嚴重。”
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