An HGV driver narrowly escaped a freak accident when an oncoming lorry's load struck his cab directly in front of the driver's seat.<br /><br />Mike Reed was travelling along the A436 near Cheltenham on the night of October 1.<br /><br />Although a handful of cars and HGVs passed him without incident, he experienced the shock of his life when the protruding load from a passing lorry smashed straight into his cab.<br /><br />The professional driver, from Wiltshire, said he saw the overhanging object at the last minute.<br /><br />"[There was a] rigid flatbed lorry with unmarked, possibly insecure, load protruding approximately 3 feet over the side of the bed. <br /><br />"I didn't see the protrusion until the last second so could not avoid it. <br /><br />"The other driver failed to stop."<br /><br />+++STILLS AVAILABLE+++
