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A dumb idea from a dumb trucker

2007 Reader Submission
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A desperated trucker died looking to recover their stuck vehicle near a cliff. The vehicle (as showed by the video) had a fragile equilibrium position (nearly 45 degrees over the abyss). The man tried to put reverse, but the vehicle lost their scarce stability and fell out 50 meters from the cliff, the man died trapped inside immediately.

The event was registered by a tourist with their cellphone camera and nation wide broadcasted.

P.S.: As far to this day, the video link with the story is: http://www.canalrcn.com/noticias/index.php?op=info&idS=742&idP=119&idC=43524 Feel free to correct my grammar mistakes.

Submitted on 11/15/2007

Submitted by: Jorge Alzate
Reference: 2007-11-14; RCN television Colombia

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
That's quite an impressive video, Jorge. Thanks for sending it in! Considering where the truck was he should have known better and waited for a tow truck. And it looks like there were almost a few other Darwin contenders there as well. Did those people holding on to the truck really think they could keep it from sliding down the hill? It looks like one of them almost got dragged down with it.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Wow! Definitely an interesting video. Thanks for the submission, Jorge.


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