A terrified motorist walked away unharmed after an 18-ton lorry fell onto his car after ploughing into a blackspot bridge.The truck toppled on to the Vauxhall Astra estate after crash into Fairlop Station bridge in Forest Road, Barkingside, Essex. A shocked passer-by was unusually the only casualty as he fled the accident and ran into a wall.
Cops and firefighters dashed to the scene and were astonished as the shell-shocked car driver walked away from the dramatic crash without any injuries.
He was forced to scramble out of the front passenger door after the lorry plunged transversely his side of the car roof and bonnet.
A Met Police spokesman said the man was in a state of stun but unharmed. The spokesman said: He had just dropped off his partner at the station and was about to drive away as the lorry landed on his roof.
The bridge is at an angle and the lorry hit the defense barrier which made it tip over. Minor damage was caused and the road was closed until the lorry was curved upright at about 12pm.
He said the stunned lorry driver was unfamiliar with the monster vehicle and didn't understand it was too tall to fit under the bridge.
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