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What a superman! Watch as a worker demonstrates his superhero strength by using his hands to stop the van from crashing into a wall… after forgetting to set the parking brake
- Scott Lodge, 39, had just finished work on a house in Essex on January 23.
- The parking brake was not applied and the van began to roll towards the fence.
This is the moment when a real-life Clark Kent showed superhero strength and managed to stop a moving truck.
Scott Lodge, 39, had just finished work on a client’s home in Basildon, Essex, on January 23 and was storing tools while on the roof of his van.
The vehicle’s parking brake was not released and the truck began to roll toward the client’s fence with a steep drop on the other side.
Mr. Lodge sprang into action, jumping off the roof in front of the vehicle and beginning to push the truck back.
Scott Lodge (pictured), 39, had just finished work on a client’s home in Basildon, Essex, on January 23 and was storing tools while on the roof of his van.
The vehicle’s parking brake was not released and the truck began to roll toward the client’s fence with a steep drop on the other side.
His surprised colleague Harry can be seen exiting through the open sliding door after the van has stopped.
The dealer said: “I was on the roof about to climb the ladder while Harry was removing the clamps from the back of the van.”
Moving across the roof was obviously enough to get the van rolling. I immediately started yelling: “Handbrake, handbrake, handbrake!”
“Quickly realizing that Harry either didn’t hear me or just didn’t know what was going on, I looked up to see the van pick up speed and head towards what I knew was a rotten fence with a steep drop into a stream on the other side. side”. side.
“Instinct just took over and the rest is what you see, I ran for the roof bars, slid through the windshield and jumped off the hood, turned around and did everything I had to stop the van.
“The van came to a stop and then I took a few seconds to take in what had just happened, then appearing through the side door, Harry calmly walked out and asked, ‘What the hell just happened?'”
“Human error meant the parking brake was left on, but somehow the van stayed there for just over three hours.”
Mr. Lodge sprang into action, jumping off the roof in front of the vehicle and beginning to push the truck back.
The dealer said: “I was on the roof about to climb the ladder while Harry was removing the clamps from the back of the van.”
Moving across the roof was obviously enough to get the van rolling. I immediately started yelling: “Handbrake, handbrake, handbrake!”
His surprised colleague Harry (above) can be seen exiting through the open sliding door after the van has stopped
Last year, Jim Gray only realized he had misapplied his handbrake when his car began to roll towards a client’s home in north Lincolnshire.
The doorbell footage showed the Hermes courier knocking on a customer’s front door as he waited for them to come and receive his package.
As he waits, the blue Hyundai begins to roll towards him and the building.
Miraculously, he manages to spot the moving vehicle and runs to get between the house and the car, preventing any damage.
Mr. Gray then managed to push his car back up the steep driveway before running for the driver’s door.
He opens the door and pulls on the parking brake to lock the car.