A man and woman survived a dramatic crash on Monday when their car was crushed by a cement tanker in southern China’s Ningbo City, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Footage recorded by a surveillance camera showed the tanker swerving, then rolling over on top of the car at an intersection.
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CCTV said passers-by pulled the woman from the wreckage of the car before firefighters arrived. Rescuers used a forklift and hydraulic tools to extricate the man.
Both victims were taken to a local hospital where the woman has undergone surgery and the man is said to be “not out of danger yet.”
The cause of the crash is under investigation.