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    Disastrous situation narrowly avoided

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Take a good look at the top of your screen because the unbelievable.

Is headed straight for the camera lens through which you are looking.

Nobody was seriously hurt so let's take another glance at what a police report says happened Thursday afternoon.

When a semi tractor trailer lost its brakes while exceeding interstate 77 south.

At Waterloo road in Akron.

The 35 year old driver from Houston told police his load shifted as he tried to make a left turn throwing the rig onto its side this is my first reaction.

Manager Mary Lewis was just finishing up -- day shift at the marathon gas station across from the exit ramp.

-- a thunderous noise shook the place.

This surveillance video shows the exact moment when Mary realize something had gone terribly wrong she got it together fast.

And -- hit a shot off -- before the gas pumps could blow her counterpart on the night shift -- he Ferris had the same instinct.

And reached for a valve closer to where he was standing we hear that big like big noise like it almost felt like the roof came down meanwhile the woman you -- getting out of the minivan closest to the camera thought nothing of running toward the semi.

That some feared would blow.

After tearing out the shattered passenger window you see or help the female passenger from the truck.

While the driver escapes on his own.

-- -- and -- credit in the driver's skill with preventing disaster.

But day off so are wondering if maybe divine intervention didn't play something of a role.

Here's why in case you missed it the first time.

Notice how the speeding -- manages to maneuver between two cars at the bottom of the ramp while X six unity that left turn.

The SUV that was parked at the light sustained a lot of damage.

But the driver wasn't hurt neither was the semi driver or his passenger until she stepped on broken glass in her bare feet.

I think you get it did -- good job he avoided a couple of cars and nobody got hurt I can't believe that no one was seriously her out of that in Akron -- Taylor.

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