Bald tires aquaplaning, black ice, a possible oil patch or a combination of reasons, whatever it was, the loss of control took this Russian driver by surprise.

And it couldn’t have happened at a worse moment; right behind a stationary truck with oncoming traffic, yet somehow, he saved it and avoided crashing!

Once the car came to a stop on the side of the opposite lane, our hero let out a side-splitting sigh of relief (1:45 minutes into the video). After watching the footage, who can really blame him?

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