Australian tunnel strike captured on video

City-bound traffic on Sydney’s M5 came to a standstill when the partly raised body of a truck struck the roof of the M5 East tunnel causing extensive damage. This video clip on the BBC’s website shows the incident unfolding
November 14, 2013 Read time: 1 min
RSSCity-bound traffic on Sydney’s M5 came to a standstill when the partly raised body of a truck struck the roof of the M5 East tunnel causing extensive damage. This video clip on the 4967 BBC’s website shows the incident unfolding

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