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Old 08-31-2013, 07:30 PM
 
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Video at the link. The push of the first wave of debris actually moved the car far enough for the rock to miss it.

Driver Escapes Being Crushed By Giant Boulder

A driver in Taiwan has had a lucky escape after a huge boulder crashed down a mountainside missing his car by a few feet.

The heart-stopping moment was caught on a camera mounted to the dashboard of a vehicle following a few metres behind.

The video shows the car in front come to a sudden stop as the mountainside appears to explode before a boulder the size of a small house tumbles into the road beside the car.
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Old 09-01-2013, 01:47 AM
 
Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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Video at the link. The push of the first wave of debris actually moved the car far enough for the rock to miss it.

Driver Escapes Being Crushed By Giant Boulder

A driver in Taiwan has had a lucky escape after a huge boulder crashed down a mountainside missing his car by a few feet.

The heart-stopping moment was caught on a camera mounted to the dashboard of a vehicle following a few metres behind.

The video shows the car in front come to a sudden stop as the mountainside appears to explode before a boulder the size of a small house tumbles into the road beside the car.
Thats crazy. Here is the Google Streetview location. It looks like it just missed a landslide barrier, visible in the background. I would guess that they are going to be extending the barrier now.



Click to view in Google Maps.
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Old 09-01-2013, 11:53 AM
 
Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
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