Friday, December 17, 2010

TRUCKERS' STORIES * Pakistan - "Deadliest Journeys"

New TV series looks at world’s most dangerous journeys



The Lowari Pass,Pakistan -The Friday Facts (Australia):  --   A new TV series, Deadliest Journeys, uncovers the world's most treacherous roads, where intrepid travellers risk life and limb to reach their destinations... Video from YouTube, by Current -28 April 2010: THE DEATH TUNNEL: The Lowari Pass in Pakistan winds its way through the mountainous region bordering Afghanistan. Ten kilometres of this road, dubbed the 'death tunnel' by locals, cuts straight through the mountain. Landslides and avalanches are common and the tunnel has to be cleared every day for rocks. Drivers like 23 year old Dawood navigate it at their peril. The smallest error can be fatal.

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