Towed Truck Kills Tow Truck. Driver Cheats Death
That was close.
A truck got stuck on a snow-covered mountain road in Norway. A tow truck is called. A couple that follows truck and tow truck rolls video.
Suddenly, the truck swerves, breaks the barrier, plunges down the mountain and pulls the tow truck with it into the Norwegian abyss.
A tow truck driver with a remarkable presence of mind cheats death by jumping from the cab.
According to media reports, the towed truck driver survived with minor injuries.
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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So, if I understand it correctly, the tow truck driver got out all right, but the driver of the stuck semi took a ride down to the bottom? I want to hear HIS story!!
They came way too close to the edge of the road and for no apparent reason. I did (almost) the same thing last week on a mountain road only because I was paying more attention to the conversation (in the cab). My front wheel did go off (along with the outside dual) but the suspension caught on a rock and I was able to back out. I got lucky that time but it happens.
"This video contains content from R.T.I., who has blocked it on copyright grounds." Oops . . . But seriously, that small of a tow truck had absolutely no business even getting near that size of a truck - you need a HEAVY-DUTY tow truck for that kind of job: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heavy_Boom_Truck.jpg And even then, if the roads were extremely icy, the largest tow truck ever made could have gone over the edge in the same manner.
Video removed? Anyone have a chance to download it?