(VIDEO) Man cheats death as 'out of control' 16-wheeler crashes in Ratnapura

COLOMBO (News 1st); A freight container truck travelling at excessive speed skidded off the road and fell into a 200 feet precipice in Ketandola, Ratnapura.

Video footage obtained by News 1st showed the freight container falling off a bridge.

Our correspondent said the freight container was transporting vegetables and fruits from Embilipitya to Colombo and caused serious damage to a car and a motorcycle before falling off the bridge.