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Driver mistakes accelerator for brake, dangles 50ft off ground

Posted On Wednesday, July 04, 2012 at 08:56:25 AM

The car smashed through a glass wall
Hovering 50 feet above the ground is amongst the more terrifying ways to end up finishing off a test drive. Yet that's exactly what happened to one hapless driver in China who attempted to take a new Volkswagen car for a spin. Lin Hu, from Liuzhou city in southern China, had been attempting to stop the car but put his foot on the accelerator instead of the brake, reports The Daily Mail.

And as a result the would-be buyer smashed through a glass wall to leave the car dangling precariously from the fourth floor showroom. Fortunately for both the terrified motorist and the salesman who was accompanying him, Hu managed to halt the vehicle just in time and the pair scrambled to safety through the car's rear doors. Staff secured the car from the back and rescue workers were subsequently able to salvage it.

 







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