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Drivers Narrowly Escape Death After Truck Towing Semi Slides Off Icy Norway Cliff

Apr. 2, 2012 10:18pm Liz Klimas

OSLO, Norway (The Blaze/AP) — Amazingly, the drivers of two trucks that fell 60 meters (200 feet) down a snow-covered cliff in central Norway came out of the situation alive.

Video footage shows the driver of a tow truck just barely getting out of his cab before it was pulled down the cliff by the other truck it was trying to rescue. Police say a Lithuanian truck driver suck inside the secondary truck suffered broken bones but survived after his vehicle tumbled.

Two Trucks Fall Down Snow Covered Norway Cliff | Both Drivers Alive

Police spokesman Geir Riise said Monday the truck didn’t have the right tires and was being towed up a serpentine mountain road in Leirfjord, some 700 kilometers (435 miles) north of Oslo, when it slid to the side and tipped over the guard rail.

Watch the footage:

A video shot from another car showed the trailer rolling down the side of the cliff Sunday, pulling along the rescue vehicle. Here’s the whole of that footage:

The tow truck driver jumped out just in time but the Lithuanian driver went down with the larger truck. He was taken to a hospital which said he had several bone fractures but is in stable condition.

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Comments (18)

blackwingA520
Posted on April 5, 2012 at 3:14am
We can only hope Nancy Pelosi was a passenger in the Tow truck.

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GOD3USA
Posted on April 5, 2012 at 12:17am
He Forgot about Gravity!

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bankerpapaw
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 12:59pm
Yumpin Yiminie!!

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Dick Blitskreig
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:13pm
That should be In the backdrop of a Riccolla commercial.

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dontbotherme
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 6:39pm
Thank God no one was killed.

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Scruff
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 4:19pm
I think both trucks are going to stay put now for a while. They’ll probably have to pay some daily environmental fine in perpetuity.

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I.Gaspar
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:26am
When I saw the video, I was hoping debbie wasserman shultz might have been in Norway and driving a large truck….

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NO_MORE_OBAMA
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:04am
The idiots had the tires pointed toward the guard rail when he started to pull. You Europeans are not to bright are you?

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- Snidely
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:19pm
  Two things. First, it looks like he did have his wheels pointed in the proper direction, maybe too sharp of an angle, but he was steering to the left. Second, when you call someone an idiot, you need to make sure your spelling is correct. (I’m not always the grammar police, I only point that out when someone calls someone else stupid.)
  
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proliance
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:57am
I’m impressed that the video cam operator was able to hold his shot.

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- Fried Okra
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:58pm
  very true
  
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Case_Logic
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 4:09am
I don’t think that tow truck driver was wearing his seat belt.

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- blackwingA520
  Posted on April 5, 2012 at 3:16am
  Good thing!
  
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abbygirl1994
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 4:07am
I am glad they all survived.. I hate driving on snow… Thanks for the miracle Father in heaven!

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- Infidelephant
  Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:42am
  …where exactly are you seeing a “miracle” here?
  
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burnteye86
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:50am
Thats one way to clear cut trees.

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GUT_CHECK
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 2:19am
at least their story is getting traction

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Bollockz
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 2:10am
First…ahahahah never gets old

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