Learner driver launches his car off 13ft drop after muddling up pedals during driving test
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This is the moment a bungling learner driver carrying his instructor and two other students launched his car out off an elevated driving course.
The man, only named by his surname Li, is said to have muddled up the pedals and crashed off the side of the 13ft drop, landing on the road below and destroying a resting booth.
The accident, which fortunately resulted in no serious injuries, happened at the Longteng Driving Centre in Xiangyun County in Dali, a tourist city in south-western China's Yunnan Province.
Li had been accompanied by his instructor, surnamed Chen, as well as two other learners surnamed Zhao and Chen.
(Image: AsiaWire)
(Image: AsiaWire)
The group were taking turns for their driving tests and were navigating the driving course when Li mistook his accelerator pedal for the breaks, a statement said.
He then crashed through the fence surrounding the course, dropped 13 foot onto the road below and then slammed into the booth, which was thankfully empty.
(Image: AsiaWire)
(Image: AsiaWire)
Police investigating the incident said Li, despite being a learner, was responsible for the crash.
As he does not have a licence, he has failed his test and will need to start again from the beginning.
The Longteng Driving Centre said they would, as the learner's teaching institute, take full responsibility for the accident.