Quick-thinking driver avoids wipeout

A train smashes into a stricken lorry at a level crossing in Russia - but it could have been so much worse for the driver who captured the scene on his dashcam.

The wagon loaded with salt had stalled at a crossing outside Moscow.

Occupants of a watching car start to panic when they realise the consequences of a collision ahead of them - and the driver reverses just in time.

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