Man escapes after tree smashes his automotive
Terrifying footage has captured the second a driver dodged loss of life when lightning struck a tree subsequent to his parked automotive, sending large branches crashing down onto it.
The stunning incident occurred on a road in Mudgee, in central NSW, round 270km north-west of Sydney.
Dashcam footage of the incident was captured by one other car parked close by and uploaded to Instagram by the fortunate driver, recognized solely as Simon, on Thursday.
The stunning clip confirmed the second the crimson 2009 Hyundai Getz, which seems orange within the video, was hit by the large tree branches.
The large logs fell on prime of the automotive, parked close to the kerb near the tree, when it immediately exploded in a bathe of wooden and leaves because the lightning struck.
Branches could possibly be seen scattered everywhere in the prime of the automotive and the bark of the tree trunk was thrown throughout the highway because the tree shattered right into a thousand items.
Just moments earlier Simon who was carrying a gray t-shirt and a pair of denims on the time was seen dashing to his automotive and opening the 2 doorways on the suitable facet of the car.
He then loaded a number of containers onto the again seat earlier than he closed the door and rushed off, leaving the entrance passenger door open.
Seconds later a loud bang rang out earlier than the tree immediately shattered and the car buckled beneath the crushing weight of the falling branches.
![The car was smashed by the tree branches (pictured) after the tree was hit by a lightning strike](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/09/06/78761501-12844403-image-m-15_1702102500665.jpg)
The automotive was smashed by the tree branches (pictured) after the tree was hit by a lightning strike
![just moments earlier, Simon (pictured right) was seen unloading some boxes into the car before he rushed off in what turned out to be a lucky escape](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/09/06/78761495-12844403-just_moments_earlier_Simon_pictured_right_was_unloading_some_box-m-17_1702102689920.jpg)
simply moments earlier, Simon (pictured proper) was seen unloading some containers into the automotive earlier than he rushed off in what turned out to be a fortunate escape
A couple of moments later Simon was seen strolling again to his automotive and appeared shocked by the dimensions of the destruction he immediately encountered.
He later posted the video of his close to brush with loss of life on social media with a caption saying he would now be getting himself a lottery ticket after his fortunate escape.
‘I’m off to purchase a lotto ticket’, he wrote.