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Moment Driver Leaps From Cab As Out Of Control Lorry Plummets Over Edge Of Cliff

This is the moment a driver leaps from his cab and sits up in shock as he watches his out-of-control lorry plummeting off a cliff’s edge.

The incident was filmed near the city of Enshi in the Chinese landlocked province of Hubei on 31st May.

According to the news site Baidu, the lorry driver encountered a technical problem on a tight bend on a winding mountain road and had to jump clear at the last moment to avoid going over the edge of the cliff in his vehicle.

Second before driver jumps from a window of a moving lorry as the vehicle falls off the cliff in Hubei, China. (AsiaWire)

As the driver landed on the side of the road, he sat up and watched helplessly as his lorry sped over the edge and plummeted to the ground below.

In the footage, a white van is seen turning on the tight bend just as a speeding lorry appears on screen.

The lorry continues straight on the tight bend and smashes through a barrier before dropping over the edge and disappearing from view.

Driver jumps from a window of a moving lorry as the vehicle falls off the cliff in Hubei, China. (AsiaWire)

Meanwhile, the lorry driver was apparently able to leap clear from the cab and is seen crashing to the ground and sitting up to watch his vehicle disappear over the edge.

It is unclear what caused the lorry driver to lose control and if the local authorities are investigating the incident.

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