Couple narrowly avoids landslide on North Carolina highway

Dashcam footage captured the dramatic moment a couple driving in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains were nearly hit by a landslide that was triggered by Hurricane Helene. The couple emerged unscathed.

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[Sheena]

Too close! You got so lucky. I hope the people behind you were able to stop in time.

[mr.melontoyou]

Hope the people behind you were also okay 😢

[wendyc]

That landslide had massive force!
Glad yall made it thru!
I feel so helpless!
The sheer energy of the water and land is astonishing

[lynnegackstetter]

My heart breaks for North Carolina and Tennessee and the people who lost everything and so many deaths.💔😢

[junecoulthard]

And this is why people were stranded, 😢 My god Thank goodness your okay!

[EdwardM-tp]

Cripes, that was on the expressway! 🙏 🙏🙏I hope noone was caught under all that mud 😰

[spicyirwin]

We always think tomorrow is promised so share love today! Drivers behind couldve been buried alive💜🙏💜😇

[anaibarangan]

I always observe on highways, is it rock, and even if rock, does it have a wall of special netting fabric to catch falling rocks.

[fishdaddy]

All those cars and trucks at the rest stop were right in its path

[Stories_I_Tell_Ya]

Omg I hope the other cars were able to avoid it 🙏🏽😫

[Nateșēēð]

I live in nc it’s very scary about what happened but luckily I am a good distance away from the floods etc.

[FixedPoint]

Praise God that the driver is okay. At just the right time God stepped in 🙏

[SilverXTikal]

It doesn’t necessarily look like it was avoided

[promansplainor]

When going thru he'll, keep on going.

[mycrazyaklife]

Holy cow...yeah, at that point, you better become real familiar with that right pedal!!!

[PamelaPhillips-edsl]

Remember mother nature can kick your ass.😂😂😂😂😂

[kathleendanford]

Good job keeping your nerves together to make it through 👍

[PamelaPhillips-edsl]

Hey if God tells you to move. It's time for you to go.😂😂😂😂

[PamelaPhillips-edsl]

History is a proven fact of that. How many times she's kick your ass. You're recovering from her ass kicking. She left you down in Florida.😂😂😂😂

[johnbritt]

Why are you out driving now. Shooda left a few days sooner is my take.