Clutchslip has lucky escape in Bavaria... Luckily there were no pies involved!

Sometimes even the life of a truck journalist can get mildly exciting. Driving around the Bavarian countryside on the launch of the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Euro5, we found the preceding truck, running a few moments ahead, in the middle of a breakers yard. It turns out that the BMW in the picture had lost patience with the Canter obeying the 70km/h limit and went for the overtake approaching a blindish bend/crest, collecting an oncoming Renault Espace. The Renault ended up in the field behind the picture, leaving its offside front suspension in the road and its driveshaft bouncing off the Canter's windscreen.

With the only injuries being a bit of airbag wrist for the Bee-Em driver, we helped clear the road then legged it before the Polizei arrived to interview everyone in the vicinity, just in time to meet the firemen coming up the road.