Horrifying moment lorry driver cheats death after his HGV suffers a tyre blowout and spirals off motorway and into a ditch

  • The lorry driver crashed on the M6 between junctions 6 and 7 yesterday  

By Katherine Lawton[1]

Published: 21:16, 12 January 2024 | Updated: 21:18, 12 January 2024

This is the shocking moment a lorry driver cheated death after his HGV suffered a tyre blowout and spiralled off a motorway into a ditch. 

The lucky trucker escaped with just minor injuries after his lorry ploughed through a fence and plunged downhill on the M6 yesterday. 

The miracle escape was captured on CCTV, which was released by the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) today. 

The lorry can be seen veering across the inside lane and onto the hard shoulder before smashing through a fence, sending debris across the carriageway.

The driver was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital with injuries not considered to be serious following the 2.45pm crash between junctions 6 and 7 near Birmingham[2].

The lorry can be seen veering across the inside lane and onto the hard shoulder before smashing through a fence The lorry can be seen veering across the inside lane and onto the hard shoulder before smashing through a fence

The lorry can be seen veering across the inside lane and onto the hard shoulder before smashing through a fence

The front of the lorry is bent backwards as it crashes into a fence off the motorway The front of the lorry is bent backwards as it crashes into a fence off the motorway

The front of the lorry is bent backwards as it crashes into a fence off the motorway 

The lucky trucker escaped with just minor injuries after his lorry plunged downhill on the M6 The lucky trucker escaped with just minor injuries after his lorry plunged downhill on the M6

The lucky trucker escaped with just minor injuries after his lorry plunged downhill on the M6 

The driver was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital with injuries not considered to be serious The driver was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital with injuries not considered to be serious

The driver was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital with injuries not considered to be serious

Emergency services worked to remove the wreckage overnight Emergency services worked to remove the wreckage overnight

Emergency services worked to remove the wreckage overnight 

Three of the four lanes were closed for several hours overnight while emergency services worked to remove the wreckage.

A CMPG spokesperson said on X: 'Yesterday, another HGV leaving the Motorway just past Junction 7 of the M6 South, as a result of a tyre blow out.

'Driver was very fortunate to get out alive with minor injuries.

'Please check your tyres regularly for yours and everyone's else's safety!'

One web user replied: 'He's very lucky to be alive from the looking at that video.'

Another added: 'Great footage showing the importance of good tyre safety and the immense power that these lorries travel with when out of control.'

Birmingham[3]

References

  1. ^ Katherine Lawton (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  2. ^ Birmingham (www.dailymail.co.uk)
  3. ^ Birmingham (www.dailymail.co.uk)

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