This is the incredible moment two people were pulled alive from a car that had been almost entirely flattened by a shipping container falling on top of it.
Firefighters arriving at the scene in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province were convinced that nobody could have survived the shocking accident, which occurred when a lorry overturned and shed its load.
But they were amazed to discover that despite the vehicle being crushed into a barely recognizable shape, a woman could be heard calling for help from inside the twisted metal and giving the thumbs up through a tiny gap in the window to indicate both she and a male friend were somehow still alive.
A woman in a car crushed flat when a shipping container fell on top of it gives the thumbs up through a crack in the bodywork to indicate she is somehow still alive.
Firefighters arriving at the scene in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province were convinced that nobody could have survived the shocking accident.
Firefighters were amazed to discover that despite the vehicle being crushed into a barely recognisable shape, both passengers were alive. The woman was even able to be pulled out through a broken
window.
Incredibly the woman was easily pulled out the wreckage with little more than cuts and bruises. The man travelling with her (pictured left) was in a more serious condition and needed to be cut free.
Although the woman was not not badly injured she was taken to hospital to be treated for shock.
Fire brigade spokesman Chi Tang said: ‘We didn’t expect anybody to be alive but then we heard a woman’s voice and realised that actually somebody had survived’.
The lorry driver claimed that his vehicle shed its load after he swerved to avoid a third vehicle in front of him, which had slammed on its brakes.
All three of those involved in the crash were taken to hospital. Despite the incredible nature of the crash, all three are expected to make a full recovery.
