Bus driver executes almost impossible U-turn to save the day

Now let's see him parallel park.
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If the producers of the Speed franchise are ever thinking of making a third movie, they should consider hiring this Chinese bus driver as a stuntman.

The city of Xingtai in central China's Hebei province has been hit by heavy rainfall, which led to massive floods that disrupted transportation in the region.

On Tuesday, an unidentified bus driver became a local hero when he executed a three-point turn on a two-lane road to avoid a flooded tunnel up ahead.


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From the pictures that have since gone viral on Weibo, we can see that the width of the roads is about the same as the length of the bus. There was a point where the driver narrowly missed getting stuck in between the wall dividers.

In the end, the driver managed to skillfully maneuver the bus out of the situation and return his passengers to dry land.

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Alicia Tan

Alicia Tan was an Asia Deputy Editor at Mashable. She has over 11 years of experience in journalism, magazine production and content publishing; specialising in women's lifestyle, fashion and beauty. When she's not writing, she's obsessing over Totoro, Ryan Gosling and online shopping.

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