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Video: Spanish lorry driver spectacularly flips vehicle on Madrid motorway | Video: Spanish lorry driver spectacularly flips vehicle on Madrid motorway |
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A dramatic video has been released that shows the shocking moment a lorry in Spain lost control and flipped on its side while travelling down a motorway just outside of Madrid. | |
Spanish traffic police released the video of the the incident that took place on the M-45 motorway to the south of the capital on Friday morning. | Spanish traffic police released the video of the the incident that took place on the M-45 motorway to the south of the capital on Friday morning. |
In the footage, the truck is seen travelling at a high speed down the empty motorway. The driver then loses control and in an attempt to try and steer the lorry straight turns the vehicle onto its side. | |
The lorry flies towards the barrier, taking down two lampposts as it skids along the tarmac. | |
Miraculously, police report that the driver survived the incident and is currently in hospital receiving treatment. | Miraculously, police report that the driver survived the incident and is currently in hospital receiving treatment. |
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