Trucker survives incredible cliffhanger after brakes fail

A lucky trucker survived a real-life cliffhanger when his overloaded lorry balanced above a 122m (400ft) drop after its brakes failed. The lorry – loaded with 40 tonnes of coal – was going too fast to make a turning in Qingzhen, south-west China.

‘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.


/Metro.co.uk/