What a cliffhanger! Rally drivers in miraculous escape after car teeters on the brink of plunge
- Car falls foul of tough terrain at race in Jordan and comes to rest at cliff edge
- Marshals and spectators heave stricken vehicle to safety
- Drivers Mohammed al-Sahlawi and Allan Harryman unscathed
- But later another car DID fall over edge, plunging 20ft and landing on roof
- Driver Majed al-Shamsi ended up with shoulder in sling
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A rally car hangs precariously off a cliff-face after hurtling off the terrain during a race.
Looking certain to roll further forward and plunge over the edge, the car, Citroen DS3 R3 2WD, miraculously comes to a halt and is heaved to safety by marshals and spectators at a contest in Jordan.
Drivers Mohammed al-Sahlawi and Allan Harryman got away with their close encounter after falling foul of the race's tough course and told of their scare in an interview afterwards.
Miracle escape: Drivers Mohammed al-Sahlawi and Allan Harryman are on the brink of a terrifying 20ft plunge as their rally car hangs over the edge of a cliff after going off-piste during the Jordan Rally
Precarious: Incredibly, the vehicle came to a halt and was heaved to safety by race marshals and spectators, with the drivers escaping unhurt
Lucky: Drivers Mohammed al-Sahlawi (left) and Allan Harryman escaped unharmed after the mishap
Al-Sahlawi said: 'It was a blind corner and I was worried about it so I was slowing down.
'But everyone had been cutting from the left and there weren't any lines to follow. I stopped when I saw the water but the front right wheel went over the edge and we got stuck.
'We just waited for someone to pull us back. We were scared we might fall off.'
Not so lucky: Later in the day, another car fell foul of the course and did fall off the edge, causing Majed Al Shamsi a shoulder injury
Another pair of drivers weren't so lucky later in the day, though, after their car did take the plunge after sliding off the road at the same point.
It fell 20ft and landed on its roof and one of the drivers, Majed al-Shamsi, was taken to a clinic with his shoulder in a sling.
Despite the mishap, Irish co-driver John Higgins said: 'We're both fine.
'We came to a loose sharp left with a big drop, and the back wheels went over the edge. The car just fell back over the edge and landed upside down.'
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- Donnie Kearsley UK , Bolton, United Kingdom, 12/5/2013 10:06
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