Driver survives a 20-ton boulder dropping on car roof

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Old 02-16-2012, 08:11 AM
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Driver survives a 20-ton boulder dropping on car roof

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Absolutely amazing he survived that...
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teh fawk how did he manage to survive that
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what the hell. only flattened lungs and broken ribs? from that?! someone upstairs was looking out for that man....
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Wow, seen accidents in which people die from impact only doin 50, dude had a bolder drop on him n still lives to speak about it, someone was watching out for him
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The responses on the article are amazing!

i suspect Wile E. Coyote may have had something to do with this
So, who weighed the rock?
He was driving an Audi, but now it's an Innie. (cue rimshot)
Does he know he can save 15% or more on car insurance by switching to Geico?
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What a hard thing to overcome
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I was always curious about the "Watch for falling rocks" signs along passes. Even if you could, what would you be able to do?

Also, I'm not sure the first thing I think about after that is suing the government which runs on my tax money.
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Must have felt like a weight was lifted off his shoulders.
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He lived!? Wow. Rock on.
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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Originally Posted by S.Tat
The responses on the article are amazing!





"Who weighed the rock?"
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Damn you! As I was reading it thats the first thing that popped into my head
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It was the Bobblehead on the dash:
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No pics or caption of story in OP..

Ludovic Masciave, 36, was driving his car through the Arly Gorge in the French Alps when a 20 ton boulder crashed onto the roof of his vehicle. Amazingly, Masciave survived the crash and is recovering in a local hospital, according to Landov.

"I remember the impact of the rock," Masciave told French newspaper Le Parisien. "I'd been driving slowly at between 40 and 50 kilometres [25 to 31 miles] an hour when suddenly there was a terrible shock which brought the vehicle to a sudden halt. I immediately lost consciousness."

Analyzing the photo, it's nearly impossible to imagine how Masciave escaped from the vehicle alive. The entire vehicle appears smashed under the weight of the 20 ton rock. The Daily Mail reports that the vehicle was so damaged that rescue workers couldn't even determine the make and model of Masciave's vehicle.

Naturally, they assumed the driver didn't survive. And yet he lived, despite injuries that include flattened lungs and several broken ribs.

Fortunately, Masciave is expected to make a full recovery. He says he plans to sue the local government for not removing the boulder earlier. He was flown to a local hospital in Albertville, France where he is still scheduled to undergo several operations before being released.

"The space was very restricted. It could be measured in centimeters," Masciave told Le Parisien, referring to the inside of the car. "All I was thinking about was stopping the pain. When firefighters were able to open the door I was finally relieved of the huge pressure of the rock."
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