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Video: Driver's freeway disaster

Having your vehicle break down can be quite stressful made even worse if you're travelling on a highway. The inablity to fix the problem, coupled with the danger of speeding vehicles all around, can be quite traumatic.

If you’ve ever been in a situation where your vehicle breaks down on a busy highway, here are some important steps to take:
1. Switch on your hazards and veer off into the emergency lane
2. Assess what’s wrong and only vacate your vehicle when absolutely necessary
3. If you can’t manage to fix the problem call for help

A driver learnt the hard way why it’s important to not leave a stationary vehicle on a busy freeway. In video posted on YouTube, a driver is seen coming to a stop on a busy highway.

The driver proceeds to exit the vehicle and check under the hood. You can clearly see other vehicles doing their best to avoid to the stranded car with one vehicle narrowly avoiding the driver (0:13).

Unfortunately, with so many speeding vehicles on the freewar, the inevitable happens: A speeding car slams straight into the stationary vehicle and piles into the barricade.

It appears that the stranded driver escaped relatively unharmed as he/she is seen climbing out of the now bashed vehicle to assess the damage. Eventually other motorists arrive to check on both vehicles.

Check out the clip below:

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