Adelaide dog walker narrowly escapes death when lorry overturns …
An Adelaide dog walker is lucky to be alive after a truck overturned on its side on the footpath, right where the pedestrian and pooch had been minutes earlier.
Video of the horrific incident shows the truck overturning around 6.45pm as it turned a corner at the junction of South and Richmond Rds, Richmond, a cargo container slid off the side of the vehicle before the truck itself also opened up its overturned side.
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A truck fell on its side in the same spot where a pedestrian was walking a dog in Adelaide. Credit: 7NEWS
The truck’s trailer tipped sideways as it passed the Richmond Rd intersection. Credit: 7NEWS
Nobdoy was injured in the incident but Littlehampton Bricks and Pavers’ shop was damaged.
“These big trucks, once they’ve passed the tipping point, they’re gone,” the company’s Mark Fiora told 7NEWS.
No one else was injured during the incident, but footage showed a pedestrian walking a dog just two minutes before the truck overturned in the same spot.
Rescue workers arrived and cleared the scene, cleaned up the oil spill and deployed large airbags to get the truck back on its feet.
Rescuers cleaned up the oil spill and deployed large airbags to get the truck upright again. Credit: 7NEWS
A portion of South Road was closed as rescue workers worked to clear the scene. Credit: 7NEWS
A portion of South Rd was closed for about five hours when the scene was cleared.
The truck driver was not physically injured.
“I guess (the truck) could have taken more out, but you know these things can easily be fixed,” Fiora said.
“Fortunately nobody was hurt, that’s the main thing.”
The truck driver was not injured. Credit: 7NEWS
“It just shows that you just have to stay relaxed with such big trucks.”
The truck is estimated to have sustained around $100,000 in damage.
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