Blind Spot Catastrophe: A Split Second That Ended in Disaster

A stark reminder unfolds on video—why navigating near heavy trucks demands heightened vigilance and why truck drivers must double-check every move as if lives depend on it.

A large truck initiates what appears to be a smooth lane change from the center to the right. But in the critical zone along the far edge of the right lane, a passenger car remains invisible to the truck’s mirrors. Tucked within the infamous blind spot—where neither mirrors nor radar always offer certainty—the unseen vehicle becomes the fatal variable. The truck strikes the car’s rear corner.

What follows is chaos.

Share this as a warning: lives hang on a margin of millimeters, seconds, or visibility.

The incident occurred in Russia.