How DID he get out alive? Trucker is thrown head-first through windscreen in horror smash but lands on his feet unharmed

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 20:12 EST, 23 September 2012 | Updated: 07:23 EST, 24 September 2012


This is the astonishing moment a Russian truck driver is thrown head-first through his windscreen after crashing into a lorry and lived to tell the tale.

He was catapulted out of his cab in a cloud of dust and flying metal when the oncoming HGV swerved into his path.

But amazingly he lands on his feet and, although clearly stunned, appears otherwise unharmed.

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Lucky trucker: A lorry driver is catapulted out of his cab after smashing into an oncoming HGV

Lucky trucker: A lorry driver is catapulted out of his cab after smashing into an oncoming HGV

Like a cat: The lorry driver somehow manages to right himself and land on his feet in front of the wreckage

Like a cat: The lorry driver somehow manages to right himself and land on his feet in front of the wreckage

Dazed and confused: The lorry driver scratches his head as he looks at his mangled cab

Dazed and confused: The lorry driver scratches his head as he looks at his mangled cab

He is then seen clasping his hand to his head as he gazes in disbelief at the wreckage.

Footage of the crash was captured by a car fitted with a dashboard camera, an increasingly popular device in Russia.

The video, which has been posted on YouTube, has led some viewers to question why he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

Head-on smash: The lorry had been travelling along a Russian road when this HGV pulled across his path

Head-on smash: The lorry had been travelling along a Russian road when this HGV pulled across his path

Impact: A cloud of dust and metal shoots into the air as the two lorries collide head-on

Impact: A cloud of dust and metal shoots into the air as the two lorries collide head-on

Others took a more humorous stance, with one saying: 'Perfect dismount, with bonus points for style.'

Another added: 'I think they actually test you on this dismount when you take your driving test.'

VIDEO: Watch the driver's incredible death-defying escape

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