From Bad to Worse: Viral Video Shows Car Falls off a Cliff After Truck Driver Towing Fail Caught on Camera

From Bad to Worse: Viral Video Shows Car Falls off a Cliff After Truck Driver Towing Fail Caught on Camera

  • A video of a truck attempting to tow a car out of danger has gone viral as it ends in disaster
  • The car is precariously positioned on the edge of a hill and connected to a truck via a tow rope
  • The first setback happens when the truck drags the car into a house and damages the front end, and the second issue is when the tow rope comes loose

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A car was lost down a steep hill after the truck attempting to tow it to safety dragged it into a house.

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A truck attempting to tow a car away from a cliff ended in disaster. Image: Facebook
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The car suffered damage to its front end, and then a few seconds later, disaster struck as the tow rope came loose, SA Trucker reports.

Road safety organisation, Arrive Alive recommends that all bolt-on accessories like bumpers, bars and mirrors be fastened and secured when towing another vehicle.

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Watch the clip below:

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The viewers offered their opinions in the comments section; here's a list of them:

MaThabi Mydarly Matwa says:

"But the truck driver, why?"

Ayanda Faku says:

"Human beings are not as smart as you think."

Chungwa Luthando Sebe says:

"That's the issue. Too many minds for a simple situation."

Sonke Makhalima says:

"Truck driver got carried away."

Viral video shows SA truck driver causes massive crash after reaching for an item in the rear bunk

Briefly News reports that a South African truck driver caused a huge accident after not concentrating on the road.

A truck driver was distracted by fetching an item in the rear bunk and lost control of the large vehicle resulting in a huge crash.

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The viral video shows the driver undoing his seatbelt and reaching for an item in the cab. Once the driver's seatbelt is off, he slides off the seat and loses control of the truck due to not having access to the steering wheel.

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Sean Parker Sean Parker is a motoring journalist with over 10 years' experience, who started out in the industry as the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists' Bursar student. Since then, the Cape Town-born editor has gone on to launch a national newspaper called Gears and Gadgets and worked for the country's premier online and print motoring publications before joining Briefly News to head up its Car & Tech section. He enjoys watching live sport and can't wait for F1 to make its debut in Mzansi.

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