4WD's rescue effort ends in disaster as car pulled down cliff
A group of young Aussie drivers have been ridiculed for making a serious miscalculation as other motorists were stuck watching on.
Having your mates help you out in a time of need is exactly why you keep them around but it appears the best of intentions fell short over the weekend after a friendly rescue effort ended in utter disaster.
Lilly George was travelling along a road in Beechmont on the Gold Coast on Saturday when she came across a four wheel drive (4WD) attempting to tow a black Hyundai out of a ditch on the side of the road. The rescue attempt had caused traffic to back up as the road snakes along the side of mountain, leaving no space for anyone to overtake.
Despite receiving offers of assistance the group of mates declined extra help, leaving those waiting with nothing to do but watch on. And what a show they got.
"They dragged the Hyundai out of the ditch on the right but they pulled it way too hard," George, who filmed the scene unfold, told Yahoo News Australia. "[They] didn’t have anybody it in, which led to it rolling off the other side."
In rather jaw-dropping footage, the car can be seen being pulled up and over the ditch before it rolls along the road as a man in thongs runs after it. The car then tumbles down the cliffside.
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George and her family were panicked as they watched the car roll to disaster, admitting to Yahoo they first believed the 4WD and its driver had been pulled down by the car as they were connected for towing. However it's understood the vehicle wasn't affected.
"We thought it had pulled the Nissan patrol down with it but it was luckily just sitting against the edge still attached to the other car," she recalled.
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It is understood no one was hurt but George condemned the drivers for being "stupid", saying it was lucky everyone got away unscathed — except for the likely financial hit for damages to the car.
"[They] were acting silly and being stupid. Literally laughing that their mates car had fallen off the edge, no one was stressed about the situation expect us."
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