Video: Driver has narrow escape from jack-knifed lorry An impatient driver, with a camera on his dashboard, tries to overtake a car on a snow covered road in Russia. But he is faced with the terrifying sight of a lorry careering towards him after it loses control and starts to jack-knife. Slamming on the brakes, the car driver only misses the out-of-control vehicle by inches. The terrifying video footage has been posted online where it has been seen by over two million people since it was uploaded on Dec 14.