Video: Pedestrian's brush with death as speeding vehicle nearly crushes him

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Kerala - The shocked pedestrian is seen stopping for a while after he realises he could have been dead if the vehicle had hit him.

By Web Report

Published: Fri 28 Aug 2020, 2:09 PM

Last updated: Fri 28 Aug 2020, 4:16 PM

A chilling footage from Kerala shows a pedestrian's narrow escape from death after a speeding vehicle misses flinging him into the air by a whisker.

Shared by Twitter user @nisarpari, the 22-second clip shows a man walking on the side of a road when a speeding vehicle comes up behind him. Fortunately, the driver manages to maneuver his speeding vehicle to the left of the road and zooms past the man, leaving a trail of dust.

The shocked pedestrian is seen stopping for a while after he realises he could have been dead if the vehicle had hit him. He then turns back and starts to walk in the opposite direction.

According to the tweet, the incident took place in Kerala's Kollam district and was captured on CCTV cameras, reported NDTV.

Luckiest man of the month award goes to this man.

Chavara, Kollam District,Kerala. pic.twitter.com/dAGnteQpDe
- Nisar ????? (@nisarpari) August 22, 2020

"Luckiest man of the month award goes to this man," the Twitter user wrote while sharing the video of the narrow escape. The video has amassed thousands of views and raised mixed reactions from netizens as some said the man was at fault while others blamed the speeding truck driver.