Video: The moment boulders crush a truck in Peru

A section of the Central Expressway was destroyed.

Dashcam footage captured the shocking moment two vehicles were crushed by an avalanche of boulders falling from a Peruvian mountainside on Saturday. This is the hair-raising moment a fast-moving rock hit a truck and flipped it on its side on a road in the San Mateo district of Huanchor, The Washington Post reported. CNN.

In addition, the video shows other small rocks falling from the mountainside, and another boulder falling from the mountain and hitting the road in front of the second car, creating a huge crater.

Watch the video below:

Sudden driving on the highway

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Miraculously, the drivers of both commercial trucks survived. However, their cargo was crushed and a section of the Central Highway was destroyed.

Photos after the accident showed hundreds of rocks of various sizes scattered on the road, as well as the wreckage of two vehicles, one of which was on its side. According to authorities, it took four hours to clear the road.

In the meantime, investigations are ongoing to understand the exact cause of the accident. Officials believe rainfall in the area may have caused terrain instability.

In 2023, Peru has experienced heavy rains since early February that triggered landslides. This resulted in multiple deaths across the country and many more missing. Two miners working in the Puno region of southeastern Peru were killed when a rock struck them. A landslide occurred near a mine in the Arequipa region, killing at least 18 people. Many other injuries were reported.