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Extremely lucky dog narrowly escapes death on a race track

That is one lucky dog.
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Brian Koerber
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There's dumb luck, and then there's this dog.

A car rally in Bolivia nearly turned from exciting race to a tragic event after a stray dog wandered directly onto the racetrack.

Fans attending the second stage of the El Rally Codasur watched as the dog wandered onto the track, but there's not much you can do to stop a speeding race car. Just as the approaching car rounds the bend, the dog heads back towards the middle of the track and it looks as if there's no hope for the pup.


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But just before the dog is struck by the car, the vehicle launches in the air and jumps over the clueless dog.

That is one lucky pup.

[h/t: SB Nation]

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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