by Joe Jeffrey
Wind blows caravan off mountain road in heart-stopping video
Picture the scene. You’re going away for the weekend, soaking up the scenery as you climb a winding mountain road in your car with your trusty caravan following on behind. Then blam. A freak gust of wind decides to scupper your plans for your weekend getaway by indiscriminately ripping your caravan from its towbar to send it plummeting down a mountain range.
The above is exactly what happened to one family as they travelled along the southern slope of Mount Esja, near the Icelandic capital Reykjkavik. And the heart-stopping moment has been caught on film.
The footage, taken by another road user following on behind on the stretch of road shows how the caravan begins to rock back and forth as it is clearly caught by gusts of wind, before blowing over and tumbling off a cliff.
The road, however, situated within Iceland’s capital city, is well renowned for being hazardous for larger vehicles owing to being one of the windiest stretches of road in the world, which begs the question: should these caravanners have attempted to tackle it with their caravan in tow?
Check out the video below and let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
